On "The New Gatekeepers"

To sum it up in one single word, I must say, “wow!” I can’t help but feel a bit indignant about a social network deciding for me on what information I should or should not be exposed to easily or who should be exposed to me. This is definitely not a good thing. I agree with Eli Pariser when he said that he likes being exposed to conservative friends because he can learn from them and they learn from him too. For example, I myself was born and raised a Catholic. My good friend Janis Mork however, is a Baptist Christian. Every other Wednesday we like to get together at a local Starbucks to discuss a weekly reading. Next Wednesday for example, we will both offer our individual interpretations from the first two pages of the bible. If Janis and I, for example were to have these meetings online, we may find it difficult for us to connect due to all these social networks setting us up with people who think and believe everything we do. I completely agree with our speaker on this being a potential problem in the future. It is imperative for all of us to be exposed to people who oppose our way of thinking and our way of living because it allows us to grow as people and it helps us tolerate that which is different.