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The Social Dilemma on Netflix is definitely worth watching. One argument they bring is by creating those filter bubbles radicalization is amplified because people are no longer exposed to a diversity of views, dehumanizing the other side.
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Before in human history, that happened for people living in other countries, but now we have all this mobility (modulo Covid) and interconnectedness and we‘re drifting apart again.
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I think humans are particularly prone to rely on what others think the less they know or can experience something themselves.
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Given what I know about physics and astronomy, I have a hard time understanding how someone can believe the world is flat, but I realize in other topics (e.g. how to build a career) I am quite easily influenced by others.
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It is frightening that we might be unintentionally exploiting this human weakness especially on the big challenges that humanity faces so that some companies can make a lot money from selling bits of attention.