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Originally Posted by GGG
Reddit is very bubble reinforcing. The way they link articles you see the posters opinion before you see content and you don’t even click the content before you start debating. Mods ability to ban enforces group think. How do you avoid just seeing a very limited range of opinion?
To me Twitter is good at getting links to a wide variety of content by following a wide selection of people. Sure you can self censor and just follow those who agree with you but I find of all the social media sites it’s the easiest to escape your bubble and follow people you disagree with. I don’t read comments or participate I use it as a newsfeed.
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I agree that a lot of sub-Redits are echo chambers. I try to follow the moderate ones, regularly look at r/popular or what's trending, and sometimes look to the dark side, like r/conservative.
I've never got into Twitter. So I don't know how it works. I thought you just followed people/companies. I sometimes google my favourite food truck to see where and when they are out, but that's it.
It is important to seek information sources other than say cbc.ca/news, which is where I get most of my news from. So I am always looking elsewhere.