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Algorithmic echo chambers only show opinions you agree with

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Why face the intellectual discomfort of a differing viewpoint when a mathematical formula can perfectly insulate your fragile worldview? Networks aggressively filter out challenging perspectives to keep you happy and clicking, seamlessly transforming the grand information superhighway into a heavily padded, highly personalized digital cell.

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