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  • If we are throwing around big words, we have to be precise though.

    Echo chambers always existed and we are in them all the time. A few hundreds or thousands years ago, we lived in small groups. Those definitely had different opinions, but overall had the same values. Those were echo chambers. Now, where those bad? No, you want people to be in line on foundational topics.

    But if you start to manipulate these opinions on the ground level, you’re going to divide people.

    Global warming? Is it really that bad? Migrants? Aren’t the stealing our jobs? LGBTQ+? Aren’t they just harassing our kids and women? Hitler? Was he really that bad???

    Do you get what I mean? Echo chambers aren’t the problem. They always existed. It’s bad influence that turns everything to shit.


  • I also hate when people think an echo chamber is something inherently bad. Everything is an echo chamber. Your family, your friends, your local gaming community, your workplace. An echo chamber only becomes a problem when bad actors take control.

    Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, or even Google. They give a shit about your wellbeing, as long as they profit.

    Echo chambers are okay, no even necessary to stay mentally sane, as long as people share their honest takes without large scale agendas and manipulation.