[greensoap]

Does the "you only see what you subscribe to" increase the echo chamber of the web. Would it led to "here are more thoughts that you already agree with" which means people won't have a chance to see the other side of a coin?

[ninth_ant]

Is a public-mostly forum like Twitter actually good at escaping bubbles though?

It seems to me that most of what passes for discourse there is yelling at the “other side” and smug/snarky in-group posts.

[mawise]

It's definitely a risk. I remember talking with peers in undergrad about the campus bubble we lived in compared to the surrounding community (which was not as affluent). Ultimately I think people need safe spaces to explore ideas. If they are surrounded by a world that is a battleground over identity, then they're going to dig in and fight. If they are surrounded by people they trust, then I think they have room to explore different ideas.