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The problem of living inside echo chambers

  • Written by C. Thi Nguyen, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Utah Valley University
Echo chambers are resistant to voices from outside.Beth Kuchera/Shutterstock

Pick any of the big topics of the day – Brexit, climate change or Trump’s immigration policies – and wander online.

What one is likely to find is radical polarization – different groups of people living in different worlds, populated with utterly...

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