In this blog post, I argue that aspects of modern life such as social media and nudging - covert attempts by others to influence our behaviour - reduce the diversity of our thoughts. To illustrate why this is concerning, I cast the problem in terms of Richard Dawkins Memes and explain why animal species are generally healthier as a whole when they are diverse. (Note that a "
The Diversity of our Thoughts
The Diversity of our Thoughts
The Diversity of our Thoughts
In this blog post, I argue that aspects of modern life such as social media and nudging - covert attempts by others to influence our behaviour - reduce the diversity of our thoughts. To illustrate why this is concerning, I cast the problem in terms of Richard Dawkins Memes and explain why animal species are generally healthier as a whole when they are diverse. (Note that a "