July 28th, 2011 at 8:18PM
A “filter bubble”— “a unique universe of information for each of us”, meaning that we are less likely to encounter information online that challenges our existing views or sparks serendipitous connections. “A world constructed from the familiar is a world in which there’s nothing to learn,” Mr Pariser declares. He calls this “invisible autopropaganda, indoctrinating us with our own ideas”. — The dangers of the internet: Invisible sieve | The Economist (via myserendipities)

Sounds like compartmentalization to me.

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