1/ Social media allows you to carefully curate a set of voices which are essentially just your own voice.
J. Ellul explains:
“Those who read the press of their group and listen to the radio of their group are constantly reinforced in their allegiance..."
J. Ellul explains:
“Those who read the press of their group and listen to the radio of their group are constantly reinforced in their allegiance..."
2/ "They learn more and more that their group is right, that its actions are justified; thus their beliefs are strengthened. At the same time, such propaganda contains elements of criticism and refutation of other groups, which..."
3/ "...will never be read or heard by a member of another group...Thus we see before our eyes how a world of closed minds establishes itself, a world in which everybody talks to himself, everybody constantly views his own certainty about himself and..."
4/ "...the wrongs done him by the Others - a world in which nobody listens to anybody else.”
A few tips. Read/listen broadly. Fellowship broadly. Consider your critics. "Steel man" (as opposed to straw man) your opponents arguments.
A few tips. Read/listen broadly. Fellowship broadly. Consider your critics. "Steel man" (as opposed to straw man) your opponents arguments.
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