your phone tells you another myth: You are right. You’ve selected the slant, the angle from which you want to receive all this knowledge, and it’s an angle that confirms your thoughts and opinions. This is why in our time “news” is less about information and more about affirmation. News comforts you when it is presented in a way that backs up what you already believe to be true of the world. Once you’ve taken this step, technology is no longer just about informing you; it’s forming in you a desire to hear people who usually affirm and never challenge your assumptions. It’s telling you two
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