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In place of centralized social media we see a few things rising. First, there’s TikTok and YouTube; although these do have some comment features, overall they’re far more similar to television, radio, and traditional one-way push media, with content driven by algorithms instead of user sharing. Second, Snapchat and Instagram, which are geared much more toward personal interactions and less toward public discussions. And though they weren’t included in the survey, my general sense from both anecdotes and overall usage trends is that chat apps — WhatsApp, Signal, Discord, etc. — are becoming more popular.
The Internet Wants to Be Fragmented
noahpinion.substack.com
The imagistic minds in “Visual Thinking” can seem glamorous compared with the verbal ones depicted in “[Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It](https://www.amazon.com/Chatter-Voice-Head-Matters-Harness/dp/0525575235/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1673282355&sr=1-1),” by Ethan Kross, a psychologist and neuroscientist who teaches at the University of Michigan. Kross is interested in what’s known as the phonological loop—a neural system, consisting of an “inner ear” and an “inner voice,” that serves as a “clearinghouse for everything related to words that occurs around us in the present.” If Grandin’s visual thinkers are attending Cirque du Soleil, then Kross’s verbal thinkers are stuck at an Off Broadway one-man show. It’s just one long monologue.
How Should We Think About Our Different Styles of Thinking? | The New Yorker
Joshua Rothman
Rather than search for the perfect media source, right at the intersection of accuracy and neutrality, assume that every company, every journalist, every podcaster, every talking head is flawed—because they are, because they’re all human—and diversify your media portfolio. Try to get a sprinkling from across the spectrum. Think of the various voices as the biased lawyers in the courtroom of your mind. Watching their ideas clash will help you, the juror, get closer to the truth.
What's Our Problem?
Tim Urban
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