Nothing like politics to constrain + manifest social media as an echo
chamber of presumption + confirmation bias. Such a massive waste of
technology. People are seriously afraid to think for themselves, to
cast a wide net in what they read, watch + listen to. Change is not our
enemy. Throughout history, progress is the manifestation of change +
intellectual growth. What is the point of education if all it does is
confine + bully people into an acceptance of presumptive narratives
and memes? Educational indoctrination breeds convergence and followers,
not creative, dynamic learners. The world is not static and the future
needs divergent, creative thinkers, not drones who conflate a GPA with
actual understanding and comprehension. The echo chamber is the
intellectual closed mind. It is a norm that deserves and requires our
active resistance.
(Cross posted with Ecomyths)
