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> Real life echo chambers reinforce that as well if you only interact with people with similar lifestyles and worldviews. I'm not sure that's a truism. But we
by zimpenfish 4mo ago
> Real life echo chambers reinforce that as well if you only interact with people with similar lifestyles and worldviews.
I'm not sure that's a truism. But we'll have to agree to disagree here.
Certainly the reverse (anti-echo chambers?) isn't true (which casts doubt on the original statement, for me): cf current US Republicans politicians who constantly interact with people that have different lifestyles and worldviews[0] without it having the slightest effect on their own worldview.
See also: anti-vaxxers, flat earthers, and, extreme[1] religious people; all of whom cannot fail to mix with people of opposing views nearly every day without it changing their minds.
[0] As a small example, they mingle, have lunch, holiday, serve on committees with, etc., their Democrat colleagues all the time and yet not a shred of sanity rubs off on them.
[1] The more culty end of the spectrum; you know the ones.