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From: B.K.Myers7/29/2020 1:10:54 AM
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Slightly off Topic (but relevant because of some of the recent thread "bickering").

Some of you might already be aware of this. Many people have become very polarized in their viewpoints; partially because they continually find things on the Internet that support their point of view.

There is a reason (and and a term) for that - "Filter bubble"



en.wikipedia.org

Here is a nice video that explains the phenomenal.

Beware online "filter bubbles" (a bit old, but still relevant):

ted.com

Also as Paul Simon says in "The Boxer" - "A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest".

B.K.
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