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Comment by Kim_Bruning

I think that people are increasingly getting stuck in their own filter bubbles. This leads to people drifting apart over time and into extremes. This is because there is no cohesive force getting them to think together anymore.

One proposed solution is to simply filter the more 'extreme' standpoints out of the dialogue. Hence censorship.

But I don't think that filtering and moderation are going to help much if people still stay isolated in their bubbles. All you're doing is superficially fighting symptoms; but the root cause remains.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filter_bubble

parent Kim_Bruning 6 years ago

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