DIAGNOSIS
FILTER BLINDNESS: a condition that occurs when one relies too heavily on filtered sites to push them information. Filter Blindness can cause lack of DISSOI LOGOI, and loss of serendipity. Other side effects include a tendency toward group think and group polarization.
"You need not come across topics and views that you have not sought out. Without any difficulty, you are able to see exactly what you want to see, no more and no less."
The Daily Me |
Technology has greatly increased people’s ability to filter what they want to read, see, and hear, and the human need to focus attention on one task at a time means that we thrive on using this technology to its fullest potential. Yet, the filtering of information can have a serious impact on who we become and how we define who we are. Inevitably, the content we consume helps shape our lives, and although filtering helps us to make sense of the information we come in contact with, we are essentially blinding ourselves from considering the whole picture.
So, what kinds of information filtering CAUSES Filter Blindness?
And, what kinds of ISSUES arise as a result of using an algorithmic approach to filtering content and consuming information?
So, what kinds of information filtering CAUSES Filter Blindness?
And, what kinds of ISSUES arise as a result of using an algorithmic approach to filtering content and consuming information?