I found Johnathan Reeves's presentation on the effects of echo chambers was really fascinating to learn about. It was really interesting to find out how rumors can spread very quickly through the effects of the echo chamber. The echo chamber effect really gets a hold of people who do not have a very diverse way of thinking and are very close minded. Echo chambers really take a hold of a specific rumor initially started from within the echo chamber, which later then gets outsourced to the public with it being the only known information. Like I had stated earlier, the people within these echo chambers who are really close minded and have a very rigid way of thinking are really easy prey for these echo chamber rumors. These are the people most likely to believe these rumors since they will not divert away from the one piece or very few pieces of information relayed to them. This allows the information to be more amplified, heavily fueled by the distortion of close minded people within the echo chamber. The most interesting part about echo chambers is that they are not just exclusive to online platforms. Echo chambers can take place anywhere where information is exchanged, expanding the chances that close minded people can fall to these rumors. The Internet also has a special mechanic implemented called "filter bubbles", which are algorithms that keep track of what type of content you are viewing. They filter content that is similar to content you have previously expressed interest in, and then use that information to recommend more content based on the content you had just viewed. Echo chambers can be really dangerous if you have a very limited and close minded way of thinking, but if you educate yourself on current events and have a more diverse and open minded way of thinking, you can escape the echo chamber and made your voice more heard.
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