“The digital revolution? A few years ago I would have said so. But now
all of our students want to work in print. The digital thing is
obviously huge, but there’s a whole new culture being built around
printed artefacts. The letterpress workshop has never been so busy.” - Ken Garland - https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2015/mar/06/graphic-need-its-time-to-bring-design-into-the-spotlight
"Before social media, there was a different social media," she said.
"Right now social media is on a computer platform, so it's easier and
more nimble, but there was social media before there was this thing
called social media. There were telephone trees, letters and a lot more
paper. ...; It's a little different in the form, but fundamentally how
people are doing it has not changed. They have an idea."
Individuals empowered to screen out material that does not conform to
their existing preferences may form virtual cliques, insulate themselves
from opposing points of view, and reinforce their biases. Internet
users can seek out interactions with like-minded individuals who have
similar values, and thus become less likely to trust important decisions
to people whose values differ from their own.”
Newspapers, for example, have always catered to their audience. Nowhere is this clearer than in the UK, which has arguably the most partisan press in the world.
A 2015 study in PNAS found that misinformation flourished online, because users “… aggregate in communities of interest, which causes reinforcement and fosters confirmation bias, segregation, and polarisation”.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2017/dec/04/echo-chambers-are-dangerous-we-must-try-to-break-free-of-our-online-bubbles
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