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kleinbl00  ·  3785 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Is Hubski An Echo Chamber?

If Hubski were an echo chamber I wouldn't have to mute 58 people.

Seriously speaking: NOBODY seeks to spend time with people they disagree with other than trolls. If you have friends with differing opinions about something, chances are good you started out with a great affinity for something, a lot in common, and a general worldview that aligns... and then when you found your differences, you explored them together. That's what communities do.

Those people whom you have nothing in common with: You're not going to learn anything from them. You start your discussion on a war footing. That's what humans do.

Progress is not made by mashing polar opposites together and making them fight. Progress is made by putting people who agree 90% together and then giving them the room to learn about the 10% they don't see eye-to-eye on. Hubski is pretty good about that.