This is absolutely on the mark. (Though it's been obvious for at least 8 years how this was all going to play out.) How Twitter could be the death of liberal democracyhttps://theweek.com/articles/818951/how-twitter-could-death-liberal-democracy …
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I don't see how Twitter is hermetically sealed. This exchange is evidence of that. I can and do express differing views. I might not always be able to persuade others, but my opinion is heard.
It's hermetically sealed, because people follow (and block) according to their political and ideological commitments. If your opinions are seen, then it is only through the filter of these collectivities (with either approbation or the opposite).
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I don't block anybody. I get comments from people with opposing views. I'm occasionally followed by Trump supporters! Perhaps I made a point they agreed with. I see no hermetic seals. Far less than the MSM.
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Right, but we're talking about a tendency among activists (and politically committed) - that's the polarisation & entrenchment that drives the increased authoritarianism. I can give you Twitter profiles to check out if you want to see the phenomenon in action (e.g., Dan Arel).
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In the same way that some people only read the newspapers that agree with them. Polarisation occurred before WW2. Now the medium is fragmented. Anyone can be a vector not just newspaper barons.
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