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A Real Change
I just want a change. That’s why I’m writing this. A cultural change, a political change, economic change but I don’t know how to do it. I do have some ideas that is why I’m putting together this blog but I just don’t know. The point of this blog is to get my ideas out to others and then interested people could take my ideas and replicate them or improve upon them. I may not always be right, I might not always get my wording right, and there will probably (most likely) be inconsistencies, I just want someone to read this blog and think about it, seriously!
There has been increasing divisions in American culture brewing for the last decade or so. I believe that we have to address these divisions and try to keep from killing each other. A big problem that I see in today’s America is the way that we get our information. We suffer from confirmation bias. If we have an idea about the world whether it be about a certain group of people, another country, different spiritual beliefs, etc., we only seek out information that confirms our current notions. Very rarely do we look for information that might challenge our views or maybe even make us think about the world in a different way. Many people today with the use of social media get our information from very limited viewpoints. I was talking to an older man the day after the 2016 election, and he said that back in the 1960’s and 1970’s it was mandatory in broadcasting that there be a balance between liberal and conservative view points on the same station. My being born in 1989 and growing up with YouTube found this information strange and interesting. He was upset by the election and suggested that social media was polarizing the view points of the country.
Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
all the time i used to read smaller content which as well clear their motive, and that
is also happening with this paragraph which I am reading here.