Comments on: Steel Hulls Make Good Echo Chambers http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/06/26/steel-hulls-make-good-echo-chambers/ Just another geek in the geek kingdom Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:38:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Barry http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/06/26/steel-hulls-make-good-echo-chambers/comment-page-1/#comment-2700 Barry Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:04:25 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1895#comment-2700 The big thing is the incentive system. How many public advocates of the Iraq War (for example) lost their jobs for being wrong? Even as we explore a level of h*ll that many opponents of the war thought was unlikely, the same talking heads pull down fat cash to blithely hand us more lies. If those people were working minimum-wage jobs, on account of catastrophic wrongness, the next set of talking heads might think a bit. The big thing is the incentive system. How many public advocates of the Iraq War (for example) lost their jobs for being wrong? Even as we explore a level of h*ll that many opponents of the war thought was unlikely, the same talking heads pull down fat cash to blithely hand us more lies. If those people were working minimum-wage jobs, on account of catastrophic wrongness, the next set of talking heads might think a bit.

]]> By: Dave W. http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/06/26/steel-hulls-make-good-echo-chambers/comment-page-1/#comment-2699 Dave W. Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:11:07 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1895#comment-2699 ===================================================================== On a related note, it was sad to see Gunnels / Hak get banned over at Grill-Aides. Especially lame was the explanation as to why he had to be banned:<blockquote>Heraclitus has been banned grylliade's picture 2007, June 26 - 17:29 — grylliade For good this time. It's the accumulation of things, rather than anything specific.</blockquote> Dee Watz should at least have provided a better explanation, but I fear the real explanation comes down to the fact that dissenting opinions, even respectfully expressed, are not conducive to an echo chamber environment. I find it kind of ridiculous that so many people profess to be socially comfortable only with those they agree with on political issues or religious issues or whatevs. =====================================================================

On a related note, it was sad to see Gunnels / Hak get banned over at Grill-Aides. Especially lame was the explanation as to why he had to be banned:

Heraclitus has been banned
grylliade’s picture
2007, June 26 – 17:29 — grylliade

For good this time. It’s the accumulation of things, rather than anything specific.

Dee Watz should at least have provided a better explanation, but I fear the real explanation comes down to the fact that dissenting opinions, even respectfully expressed, are not conducive to an echo chamber environment. I find it kind of ridiculous that so many people profess to be socially comfortable only with those they agree with on political issues or religious issues or whatevs.

]]> By: Dave W. http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/06/26/steel-hulls-make-good-echo-chambers/comment-page-1/#comment-2698 Dave W. Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:37:00 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1895#comment-2698 ================================================================== This is why it is so important that places like <i>HitNRun</i> and <i>highclearing</i> have liberal, open comments policies. The "trolls" keep the rest from getting too delusional. ==================================================================
This is why it is so important that places like HitNRun and highclearing have liberal, open comments policies. The “trolls” keep the rest from getting too delusional.

]]> By: Anthony C http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/06/26/steel-hulls-make-good-echo-chambers/comment-page-1/#comment-2697 Anthony C Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:28:33 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1895#comment-2697 Crivvens. What a funny bunch. NormPod in particular seems to have gone shrieking off the deep end. There's no doubting the echo chamber effect. I think looking at the NRO Corner over the past year or so has been fairly instructive, where it's possible to see certain of the more sensible commentators gingerly try to distance themselves from what they obviously see as increasingly barking mad assertions, without actually saying openly that some of the discourse is becoming very peculiar indeed. Crivvens. What a funny bunch. NormPod in particular seems to have gone shrieking off the deep end.

There’s no doubting the echo chamber effect. I think looking at the NRO Corner over the past year or so has been fairly instructive, where it’s possible to see certain of the more sensible commentators gingerly try to distance themselves from what they obviously see as increasingly barking mad assertions, without actually saying openly that some of the discourse is becoming very peculiar indeed.

]]> By: PW http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/06/26/steel-hulls-make-good-echo-chambers/comment-page-1/#comment-2696 PW Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:09:12 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1895#comment-2696 Canadians against Suicide Bombs? Priceless. They have a <a href="http://www.canasb.ca/" rel="nofollow">website</a>. Canadians against Suicide Bombs? Priceless. They have a website.

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