Have we lost individuality in our thinking as a collective society?
I few months ago, I was scrolling and came across some content while slightly nodding with their opinion, I hadn’t formed. Surprisingly, the opinion was well argued, with shared experiences but lacked nuance. I was shocked with how algorithms help you form an opinion within minutes and realising how dangerous it is for a society. Every person that you see on the internet has some opinion or the other on a topic they might not be well researched. This bothered me because if you ask yourself. “When was the last time you built an opinion from scratch, instead of picking up from someone else?” There’s this version of pre-approved thoughts that are pushed down our algorithm where they show us what people like us already think, and then narratives take shape. It all makes sense, if you notice “thinking” is expensive. It takes time, you allow yourself to be wrong in a group of people, disagreement happens. Borrowing an opinion is one of the easiest things you can do as an individual as ...