Latest / Plausibly Live - The Dave Bowman Show Podcast
Echos of OJ?
We like to blame algorithms for trapping us inside echo chambers. Facebook feeds us what we already believe. YouTube recommends another video that confirms our suspicions. News organizations learn which stories keep their preferred audiences angry and coming back for more. Yet the machines are only assisting with a project we began ourselves.
We choose the voices we trust, the arguments we will entertain, and the people whose opinions we dismiss before they finish speaking. Gradually, the comforting shelter of like-minded company becomes a hermit kingdom of the mind. Our convictions grow…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.