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by least 1316 days ago
The problem is that places that cater to a specific political demographic tend to not tolerate exchanges of ideas, even if they are civil. It's very difficult to intentionally create a community that allows for discourse from wildly varying viewpoints where people feel comfortable sharing their point of view.
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Right, you're conceptualizing echo chambers as external. I'm conceptualizing them as internal. The hardest echo chamber to tear down exists in our own heads, but they are the most rewarding to dismantle.