How to fight the information cocoon room?

first stated: the views expressed in this article provide a perspective for thinking about problems, not rigorous argumentation. In order to directly hit the essence of the problem and effectively state the point of view, the lack of rigor in the writing process is all about the author's expression method, and has nothing to do with the point of view itself. No matter how clumsy the author’s statement is, I hope that readers can consider the rationality of the viewpoint and think deeply about it. All "other cases" are different and are not within the scope of this article's concise description.

People's demand for information is not all-encompassing. Everyone only pays attention to the things they choose and the areas that make them happy. Over time, they will be shackled in the cocoon-like "cocoon room", which is the Information Cocoons.

1. Algorithm domestication

What do you see? What do you mean?
Do not!
The capital wants to play the emperor's new outfit, which is a moral kidnapping and also penetrates human nature.
According to the law of entropy increase, the degree of chaos in any system is constantly increasing. The entropy here refers to the degree of chaos, that is, it is easy to learn bad and difficult to learn well. If there are no restrictions, everyone on the Internet will develop into vulgarity and inferior quality.
I have never overestimated human nature, and of course I have considerable confidence in human nature. Simple and sexy, simple and high-profile, logical and funny, frugal and fashionable, boring and novel, waiting and now... When people need to choose between the two, most people will choose the latter. Rather than invest and wait, between getting rewards after a long time and getting pleasure right away, people are more willing to choose easy rather than difficult. This is human nature.
When people are immersed in the short-term highly satisfactory environment provided by the recommendation algorithm, it is difficult for people to perceive that their own information is limited. At this time, if you only provide you with limited options (such as sliding up and down), then a cocoon room will be formed. This is why if you catch the edge of a certain type of information, and show a little interest, you will fall into the whirlpool of certain type of information until you become a customer of a certain consumer category.

2. Profit-driven

People in the information cocoon will eventually indulge in interesting, low-cost, satisfying and vulgar entertainment content. People are like giant babies with pacifiers. They are productive, abide by the law, save resources, and have the ability to consume. In addition to a little electricity, people consume less resources.
But for individuals, it is not good. It seems that everything is until, but "useless knowledge has increased." It seems that I have seen all kinds of things in the world, but it is not so real, like a performance. It seems that there are gains every day, but I always feel very empty. It seems that I understand the size of the world, but I haven't even stepped out of the bedroom...

Three, expand channels

The important way to get rid of the information cocoon is to increase autonomy. Don't recommend, search for it yourself. You have to know that the signal-to-noise ratio of the current Internet environment is getting lower and lower, and effective information is mixed in a lot of spam. With many forums and communities sinking into the market and expanding, the trend of bad money driving out good money has formed. People who understand do not speak, those who do not understand speak louder.
Therefore, our channels for obtaining information cannot rely solely on the Internet.
You can get information through books, real friends, exhibitions, forums, summits and other channels. It's okay to buy some miscellaneous books and take a look. If you have the ability to learn a new language, you will open up a different new world. In the same world, different cultures tell different stories.

Four, summary

Countermeasures against the information cocoon room:

1. Expand the channels for obtaining information and avoid making the Internet the only channel for you to obtain information.
2. Increase the randomness of obtaining information, such as buying more miscellaneous books to read.

The source of this article Personal blog: https://blog.caiyongji.com/2021/07/29/how-to-confront-info-cocoon.html