The Myth of the Echo Chamber
Karl Fisch,
The Fischbowl,
Jul 16, 2010
Karl Fisch says bluntly, "There is no 'echo chamber.' It's a myth." The comment is probably in response to Ethan Zuckerman, though there is no link. Fisch writes, "Not only do I think there is no echo chamber, I think there is also tremendous power in having discussions with people who do think in a similar (although not exact) way to you. Communities of similarly-minded people, passionate people, working in concert, can accomplish amazing things. We shouldn't denigrate that, we should celebrate it." Also: Mike Caulfield writes, "I can't see Facebook as brilliant -- quite the opposite, it succeeded by tapping into the two most xenophobic markets in the U.S. -- college students and Silicon Valley." True, too true.
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