RX Reven' wrote:
Beer Baron wrote:
If there is something ruining this country, it is a growing divide of people of differing philosophies who refuse to compromise or even understand where another group is coming from. We are so able to limit interaction to only those who agree with us, that we live in echo chambers where our beliefs are not challenged. Everyone who disagrees is wrong and a terrible person who can not possibly see reason, so it is totally justified to not interact with them.
Agreed but why, what has changed, can we objectively confirm that the dynamic has in fact changed?
Perhaps our expectation that the future should consistently be better than the past isn’t realistic and people suspect others are somehow stealing “their” great future.
In other words, people may think for whatever reason that things should be better and since they’re not, someone must be to blame.
A lot of it has to do with Facebook and their cohorts who have created computer algorithms that reinforce what we like by showing us more of what we "like" and less of what we don't.
The practical result of this self selecting is that I like guns so I see lots of stuff about how cool guns are and how terrible Obama is for trying to take all my guns away. But my mother doesn't like guns and sees lots of stuff about how terrible guns are and how we'd all be better off if they were all tossed in the ocean.
Obviously neither is the whole truth or unbiased but both side reinforce what our original opinion was.
KyAllroad wrote:
RX Reven' wrote:
Beer Baron wrote:
If there is something ruining this country, it is a growing divide of people of differing philosophies who refuse to compromise or even understand where another group is coming from. We are so able to limit interaction to only those who agree with us, that we live in echo chambers where our beliefs are not challenged. Everyone who disagrees is wrong and a terrible person who can not possibly see reason, so it is totally justified to not interact with them.
Agreed but why, what has changed, can we objectively confirm that the dynamic has in fact changed?
Perhaps our expectation that the future should consistently be better than the past isn’t realistic and people suspect others are somehow stealing “their” great future.
In other words, people may think for whatever reason that things should be better and since they’re not, someone must be to blame.
A lot of it has to do with Facebook and their cohorts who have created computer algorithms that reinforce what we like by showing us more of what we "like" and less of what we don't.
The practical result of this self selecting is that I like guns so I see lots of stuff about how cool guns are and how terrible Obama is for trying to take all my guns away. But my mother doesn't like guns and sees lots of stuff about how terrible guns are and how we'd all be better off if they were all tossed in the ocean.
Obviously neither is the whole truth or unbiased but both side reinforce what our original opinion was.
I now hesitate before shopping on line and ask myself “is this item so desirable that I’m willing to see a myriad of pop-up adds for it”. I should probably search on breast reduction or something like that to cleanse out all the fuel filters and box wrenches I have to look at all day
Will Ferrell is ruining this country. End of thread.
Woody
MegaDork
7/2/15 8:17 a.m.
Markwemple's classified threads are ruining this country.
don't look at me.. I am doing my best to get out of this country.. I just need a bigger boat
Broadcast news is becoming indistinguishable from TMZ. If that doesn't signal the end times, I don't know what does.
NOHOME
UberDork
7/2/15 11:37 a.m.
What we see reflected from our fishbowl walls
The reality looking in from the outside:
Not being aware or understanding of the two points of view is not a good thing.
nderwater wrote:
Broadcast news is becoming indistinguishable from TMZ. If that doesn't signal the end times, I don't know what does.
I was watching some news channel the other night and lead in was Caytlin Jenner wears a mini skirt for the first time....are you kidding me!!! There were so many other real stories to report and this was their lead. I pretty much never watch any broadcast or cable news anymore.
We're all puppets being manipulated by the puppet master...
NOHOME
UberDork
7/2/15 12:37 p.m.
bravenrace wrote:
We're all puppets being manipulated by the puppet master...
Well, except for me. Half my strings are broken and the rest seem to be tangled up. 
The NWO is ruining this country!
Tonya Harding is ruining this country. Or... maybe the other way around. Not sure.
NOHOME wrote:
bravenrace wrote:
We're all puppets being manipulated by the puppet master...
Well, except for me. Half my strings are broken and the rest seem to be tangled up.
I know a good repair shop for that. PM me and I'll give you the details....
NOHOME
UberDork
7/2/15 3:21 p.m.
