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by wqaatwt
7 days ago
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> Citation needed for that one. Current reality? Of course its more on the (social)media level. Significant proportions of the society in many countries seem to be living in alternate realities. Real life echo chambers reinforce that as well if you only interact with people with similar lifestyles and worldviews. > That may well be true for some extroverted people, yes I would certainly see that’s the case for the overwhelming majority people (certainly not for everyone, though) |
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I'm not sure that's a truism. But we'll have to agree to disagree here.
Certainly the reverse (anti-echo chambers?) isn't true (which casts doubt on the original statement, for me): cf current US Republicans politicians who constantly interact with people that have different lifestyles and worldviews[0] without it having the slightest effect on their own worldview.
See also: anti-vaxxers, flat earthers, and, extreme[1] religious people; all of whom cannot fail to mix with people of opposing views nearly every day without it changing their minds.
[0] As a small example, they mingle, have lunch, holiday, serve on committees with, etc., their Democrat colleagues all the time and yet not a shred of sanity rubs off on them.
[1] The more culty end of the spectrum; you know the ones.