The filter bubble is a kind of confusing concept to explain.
I’m going to try my best. It’s basically dependent upon the person. It’s all of
that person’s interests and everything they do online. If someone shows a
pattern of things that they like online by what they search, what websites they
go to, what they blog, etc. then the things they don’t like seem to disappear.
The websites filter out the stuff you aren’t known to be drawn to, and you are
unaware of it. The drawbacks to this is that the computer system pays attention
to what you click on first and assumes that is all you’re interested in, so it
only fills up your page with stuff related to that. In the video, Eli refers to
this as your internet junk food. This is a good simile, because it’s the stuff
you like and always want more of even though it’s not actually helping you. The
problem with this is you won’t be able to access the information you need as
fast. Some information you find could be false or irrelevant to your research. Not
to mention this “junk food” is a great distraction. Some filter bubbles that I’ve
noticed in my life would be when I go on Google and search for home repairs. It
always shows the same websites. I’m in the remodeling business, so I understand
why it would, considering I may have used those websites before. I would like
to be provided with more information and other websites, because variety is
better to me.
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