Hey folks. Another random cartoon to keep you uninterested. Throughout the US election I couldn't help but focus less on the candidates, and more on the way my friends and I were being informed. I, like many other young people, rely a lot on social media to get instantly informed about the world. Consequently, I noticed a plethora of 1 minute videos, memes and emotionally fuelled one liners pop up everywhere. This really annoys me because despite the fact that we live in a time when we have access to almost unlimited information, much of that useful information is diluted with emotional crap. 99% of what I saw online focused on Trumps hair, hands or way of talking rather than his proposed policies - which is what really matters.
Now I know what you're saying: "filter out the dumb content and focus on the good stuff". Sadly this isn't so easy to do because even formal debates on respected News channels are still structured in a way which adds to confirmation bias. The whole idea of a debate where 1 person is "versing" another person is inherently flawed - instead there should be a collaborate effort by experts to analyze on agreed data.
This image describes just the influence social media plays in keeping us in our own echo chamber. TV, Newspapers and social groups all have their issues too.
In other news, I currently live in Sydney, I'm working for Smart Sparrow and I'm leaving for Delft at the end of July. Yeew!
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