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095 - The Backfire Effect - Part Three

You Are Not So Smart

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Is There a Breaking Point?

In the real world, people choose how much information they put into their heads. As they start to realize that one source is more critical of their beliefs than another, they will gravitate away from it and toward new sources that tend to confirm their beliefs instead. Red Law says we'll protect people from reaching their personal, effective tipping point. The problem isn't fake news or alternative facts or propaganda or bias. It's control and that's new.

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