Epidemic of Knowingness

Both sides act as if the facts are already settled whilst not agreeing on the facts.

Chris Williamson , Joe Rogan Experience episode # 2293 [2:37:00]

This insight opens up a fascinating discussion between Joe and Chris (in the final 10 minutes) about what “thinking differently” (or even uniquely) actually means — which Chris refers to as a willingness to experience a “lonely chapter” in life.

Are People “Exposed” (or “Siphoned Off”) to Echo Chambers?

Keywords: Journalists , Scientists

It probably matters whose opinion someone pays attention to:

If you open, say, a mainstream newspaper back in the day, [and] you go to the opinions section (like I’m an opinion writer), you’ll read …

https://www.jrepodcast.com/episode/joe-rogan-experience-2082-dr-debra-soh [ca. 1:29:10 – 1:29:25]

— yes: you’ll read something. You might agree or disagree with it, but the real question is: is it mainstream or is it echo chamber?

I generally don’t expose myself a lot in public. I prefer to express myself, thank you very much.