Polarization of America and Web 2.0
I tend to socialize with people that think like I do and online I connect to people that have the same interests. My son tends to connect with gamers that like Halo and they will lead him to other similar gamers. When connecting to RSS feeds, Blogs, and social networks I keep the connections that agree with my ideas and eliminate the connections that don’t agree therefore I am only reading what I agree with. This reinforces what I already know and creates a situation that could cause me to become even more extreme in my thinking without ever looking at the opposite point of view. When I read a news paper I tend to read both points of view. I need to think critically and make a conscious effort to look at both sides of the story, but how many other people will not realize this. I am concerned about America and I suspect that Web. 2.0 contributes to the polarization of America.
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