• EleventhHour@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Yeah, I’m not buying the “your opinions are just biases” argument. I don’t deny the influence of past experiences, I just believe humans are more nuanced than that.

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      2 months ago

      Opinions are absolutely subjective, but the content they’re based on is also skewed.

      If all of the news you consumed was curated through an engagement algorithm, it would change the way you see the world. Your opinions would be based on that perception.

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        2 months ago

        Now you’re just describing human perception. That’s not really remarkable. And, still, there’s a lot more to it, such as the sum total of experiences a person has.

        I still think this concept is being oversimplified quite a bit.