The Daily Me

Found this interesting article by Nicholas Kristof via The Curator:

When we go online, each of us is our own editor, our own gatekeeper. We select the kind of news and opinions that we care most about.

Nicholas Negroponte of M.I.T. has called this emerging news product The Daily Me. And if that’s the trend, God save us from ourselves.

That’s because there’s pretty good evidence that we generally don’t truly want good information — but rather information that confirms our prejudices. We may believe intellectually in the clash of opinions, but in practice we like to embed ourselves in the reassuring womb of an echo chamber.

I know it's dang easier to solidify your own opinion, and I'll be the first to admit that I do it a good bit...but when it comes right down to it, the best way to become a better more solid whatever you are is to hear the best daggum argument the other side has.