Echo chamber?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="echo">echo</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="echo">echo</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="validated">validated</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="echo">echo</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="views">views</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="forum">forum</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="arena">arena</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="identical">identical</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="condemn">condemn</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> (<span word="e">e</span>.<span word="g">g</span>. <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 70 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="older">older</span>) <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="Fox">Fox</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="liberals">liberals</span> (<span word="young">young</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>) <span word="read">read</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="HuffingtonPost">HuffingtonPost</span>.<span word="com">com</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="echo">echo</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="upshot">upshot</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="intolerant">intolerant</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="affiliation">affiliation</span>, <span word="religion">religion</span>, <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="color">color</span>, <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="orientation">orientation</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fragmented">fragmented</span>.</p><p><span word="Tensions">Tensions</span> <span word="ensue">ensue</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="needless">needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="accomplishment">accomplishment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="echo">echo</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="echo">echo</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hollow">hollow</span> <span word="room">room</span> (<span word="chamber">chamber</span>) <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="reverberated">reverberated</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> (<span word="echoes">echoes</span>), <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="recording">recording</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="enclosed">enclosed</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="will">will</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="bouncing">bouncing</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="reverberate">reverberate</span>, <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="echoes">echoes</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p>
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