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Building an echo chamber isn’t something done intentionally. Well… Sometimes it is.
It’s most often created by avoiding people you find annoying, toxic, etc. As long as you keep up that reasoning you eventually only interact with people who mostly agree with you. You’re blinding yourself to counter opinions. The definition of an echo chamber.

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goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
When avoiding ideas or being challenged yes. When avoiding abuse no

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- Steve@communick.news ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  The former often feels like the later.
  Even more so when you’re not used to it.
  
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Nemo@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
This is only the case if you’re annoyed by people disagreeing with you. That’s what makes echo chambers.

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- davel@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  You’re right, we should continue listening to the opinions of fascists and Lolita Express passengers until the end of time, otherwise we’ll be blindly bumping into furniture in our echo chamber.
  
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  - Nemo@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I think you misread my comment. I agree that we shouldn’t let the fascists speak. I’m arguing against the comment above that says blocking fascists is a slippery slope to blocking everyone.
    
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    davel@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Oh my bad
    
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  - Steve@communick.news ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    First: your comment appears to be a reply to them not me. I think that’s where the confusion came from.
    
    Second: You seem to be conflating listening to ideas with supporting them.
    
    Third: Blocking places with bad ideas doesn’t silence the people there or eliminate their ideas. It contributes to their isolation and echo chamber. Often more then yours. You in fact end up helping make them worse. Which of course is worse for everyone.
    
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