In my experience, going to the internet to get whatever random thoughts a search algorithm turns up for me can feel interesting, but is almost always counterpro

In my experience, going to the internet to get whatever random thoughts a search algorithm turns up for me can feel interesting, but is almost always counterproductive. Other people have different circumstances, different experiences, and while some content on the internet is good, a lot of it is just crap. Most of the work is in thinking through things for yourself, organizing information, and synthesizing some outcome. Internet browsing is like junk food, and doesn't do a good job substituting for that. Also, you mention "thoughts from others are the only way to adjust your own bias." I definitely agree with that, but I want to get thoughts from people who I know and trust. If you adjust your biases based on the cacophony of the internet it's much more likely that you'll get swept up in other people's biases instead