Correct. A candidate for a common causal factor of blaming the new media is observing that the young people are wrong.
If we taboo the evidence of subjectively observing the people raised by the new media, what remains is the filter bubble effect. It seems in hindsight like a natural rationalization to reach for, because it’s one of the few known downsides of the internet. Eliezer, you wrote the book on noticing when you rationalize. Is this a likely story?
Are some parts of the internet more affected by the new effects of the internet than others? Is there a way to test them for their cognitive function as opposed to thinking in ways the previous generation wouldn’t approve of?
Correct. A candidate for a common causal factor of blaming the new media is observing that the young people are wrong.
If we taboo the evidence of subjectively observing the people raised by the new media, what remains is the filter bubble effect. It seems in hindsight like a natural rationalization to reach for, because it’s one of the few known downsides of the internet. Eliezer, you wrote the book on noticing when you rationalize. Is this a likely story?
Are some parts of the internet more affected by the new effects of the internet than others? Is there a way to test them for their cognitive function as opposed to thinking in ways the previous generation wouldn’t approve of?