(February 17, 2016 at 12:16 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: The problem is that the internet also allows people to segregate themselves into virtual communities, and never come across opinions which differ from their own in any radical way. I'm an example of this. Is pend a few hours reading the forum each day, but seldom go further than that. The 'base' of my internet experience consists of a largely closed community of a few dozen people. It's said that the internet allows you to spend a lot of time never once encountering a foreign view. In that sense then, I think the internet insulates as much as it broadens.
That is a very good point, Jör! I spend my time reading here . . . some on Facebook. I don't go chatting with Muslims or Hindus, and I usually avoid xtian sites unless I'm looking for something laughable to share. I like to research just about anything, but when it comes to having a conversation, I still stay with "my tribe".
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
