So what I am asking is, is the Internets tendency to allow us to see only what appears to be relevant to what we want to see and our own tendency to set things up things on social media sites and such to only see what we want to see making us mono-minded. Simply because we are only seeing the things that support our own positions making us more stuck in one train of thought and unwilling to be able to see another world view.
Apr 24 2017 2:38PM
DooberzSo what I am asking is, is the Internets tendency to allow us to see only what appears to be relevant to what we want to see and our own tendency to set things up things on social media sites and such to only see what we want to see making us mono-minded. Simply because we are only seeing the things that support our own positions making us more stuck in one train of thought and unwilling to be able to see another world view.
Conformation bias or something like that.
Yes.
Apr 24 2017 4:29PM
DooberzSo what I am asking is, is the Internets tendency to allow us to see only what appears to be relevant to what we want to see and our own tendency to set things up things on social media sites and such to only see what we want to see making us mono-minded. Simply because we are only seeing the things that support our own positions making us more stuck in one train of thought and unwilling to be able to see another world view.
You're 100% right. Society breeds a singular wolrdview. Look at most big cities. Ethnically diverse, but idealogically they're not as diverse.
Apr 24 2017 6:24PM
Apr 24 2017 6:32PM
K-Dot.What? Big cities have way more diversity in ideology than rural areas. Besides, what is ethnicity beyond ideology?
Whaaa? Look at how my small town voted in this election vs. San Francisco, or even Minneapolis (I live in MN). The counties around Minneapolis were something like 70/30 while my county was like 51/49. But what I'm talking about is places like San Francisco or NYC. San Fran was like 90/10
Apr 24 2017 6:41PM
milk_manWhaaa? Look at how my small town voted in this election vs. San Francisco, or even Minneapolis (I live in MN). The counties around Minneapolis were something like 70/30 while my county was like 51/49. But what I'm talking about is places like San Francisco or NYC. San Fran was like 90/10
Presidential elections are hardly a good measure of diversity in ideology. You're literally forced to categorize your views into one of two options which does not reflect people's opinions well at all. It's no wonder why there is so much polarization.
A better way of looking at it is the amount of diversity in religion in an area. You ever see a mosque in a rural area? Are there gay pride parades in rural areas? Cities tend to be more inclusive of various lifestyles just based on their nature of being central points for commerce, medicine, etc.
Apr 24 2017 6:59PM
K-Dot.Presidential elections are hardly a good measure of diversity in ideology. You're literally forced to categorize your views into one of two options which does not reflect people's opinions well at all. It's no wonder why there is so much polarization.A better way of looking at it is the amount of diversity in religion in an area. You ever see a mosque in a rural area? Are there gay pride parades in rural areas? Cities tend to be more inclusive of various lifestyles just based on their nature of being central points for commerce, medicine, etc.
Why does it always come down to gays and muslims?
Apr 24 2017 7:21PM
K-Dot.Presidential elections are hardly a good measure of diversity in ideology. You're literally forced to categorize your views into one of two options which does not reflect people's opinions well at all. It's no wonder why there is so much polarization.A better way of looking at it is the amount of diversity in religion in an area. You ever see a mosque in a rural area? Are there gay pride parades in rural areas? Cities tend to be more inclusive of various lifestyles just based on their nature of being central points for commerce, medicine, etc.
Society has a skewed view of what diversity is. A lot of people would say the Castro in San Francisco is a very diverse place. It's absolutely not. It's probably the least diverse place in America. I've been there. It was uncomfortable. Anyone who isn't like them doesn't belong there. Diversity? According to society, yes. Because society is stupid
Apr 24 2017 11:37PM
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Apr 25 2017 6:42PM
milk_manSociety has a skewed view of what diversity is. A lot of people would say the Castro in San Francisco is a very diverse place. It's absolutely not. It's probably the least diverse place in America. I've been there. It was uncomfortable. Anyone who isn't like them doesn't belong there. Diversity? According to society, yes. Because society is stupid
I get where you're coming from. And I agree if we take the viewpoint of political voting, then san fran,new york and other heavy leaning blue electorates aren't very diverse. But that's looking at it in a very simple one layered concept. To understand one's political views, you must understand their environment. And if you look at san fran, new york, etc they are very religiously, ethnically and sexually diverse. And diversity and inclusionism has very much become a left leaning ideal. So if you favour diversity at a community level then you are most likely to vote blue.