Friday, March 20, 2009

'Daily Me'

Kristof, one of my fav OP-ED writers in NYTimes, although I agree with him only 50% of the time..has this to say today

[..] because there’s pretty good evidence that we generally don’t truly want good information — but rather information that confirms our prejudices.We may believe intellectually in the clash of opinions, but in practice we like to embed ourselves in the reassuring womb of an echo chamber. [..]
Yep. Spot on.

And what a way to end his post..
Now excuse me while I go and read The Wall Street Journal’s editorial page.
Hahaha.. Could not have made the point better.

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