It’s easy to surround yourself with voices that tell you exactly what you want to hear. Whether you’re watching Fox News and scrolling Truth Social or flipping to MSNBC while scrolling Bluesky , you’re in an echo chamber. And while it feels good to have your beliefs reinforced, it’s also a trap—one that narrows your thinking, deepens divisions, and makes real conversation almost impossible. What’s an Echo Chamber, Anyway? An echo chamber is when you’re only exposed to opinions that match your own. Social media and news networks thrive on this—they keep you engaged by feeding you more of what you already agree with. Over time, you start believing your perspective is the only reasonable one, and anyone who disagrees must be clueless, brainwashed, or just plain wrong. Why That’s a Problem It Locks in Your Biases – If you never challenge your own thinking, you stop growing. It Fuels Division – The less you hear from “the other side,” the easier it is to see them as the enemy. It...
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