In the age of the Internet, big data knows everyone's preferences, what you like, what you don't like, and the algorithms know you better than you know yourself.
For example, if you like and comment on a video about the Russo-Ukrainian war, the algorithm knows that you like war, and will automatically push you more videos about war and peace in the next video.
If you like an interview with an entertainment star and your opinion, then the algorithm will recommend more entertainment stars and similar opinions.
From there, you can't stop watching, and the more you watch, the more you swipe. The final result is that when you open your cell phone, it is full of videos that you like and you love to watch, as well as text and information that support your views and agree with you, blocking out all the things that are inconsistent and disharmonious with you, so that you can no longer see, or even hear, any other outside voices.
The reason why we are addicted to the information cocoon is because it is comfortable, it is possible to get a sense of identity and satisfaction, and it is not subject to other people's blows, accusations. Because no matter what values you hold, all around you are voices that support you, agree with you, and recognize you.
Psychologically, this comes from people's fear. In the earliest days, human beings hunted in groups for a living, and once you were a maverick and different, you were ostracized by the people around you, squeezed out, and the end result was that you were abandoned by the group, and the result of that abandonment was that you were on the verge of death. So, in that period of time, conforming to the group and following the crowd was the most basic way of self-protection.
This habit has been y rooted in the minds of human beings. Although it is no longer necessary to conform to the group in order to survive nowadays, people still need to be recognized and endorsed mentally and spiritually. In a sea of people, it is too difficult to find someone who shares your values, and even if you do, you may not share all of your three views.
It just so happens that big data has solved people's urgent need, and gradually become a kind of immediate need for people, as well as one of the most important ways for people to get recognized.
Then how to crack this problem?
First, expand the information source.
A single source of information will make people's perception more and more narrow. Just like the year everyone shouted marketing, turn off all the information channels, give you constantly instill success, get rich, opportunities, etc.. Gradually, the views in your mind that were inconsistent in the first place will be assimilated.
So if you want to crack it, you have to expand your information source pathway first.
1. Learn to engage with different people.
Everyone's values are more or less the same, and when you hear values that are different from your own, you'll be able to reflect on them, understand them, and better refine or expand the boundaries of your own perceptions.
2. Read books, all types of books.
Different types of books can make up for your different knowledge blind spots, when you understand the development of the law of many different things, you will be more and more dialectical treatment of the information you receive, so as to screen.
Second, to cultivate the habit of independent thinking
1, for the unknown, and their own point of view contradictory information, do not immediately deny, with an open mind to listen to, to understand the reasoning.
"Existence is reasonable", all things that exist, have its certain rationality. We have to find out the rationality in things that are not consistent with ourselves.
2, learn to think independently
The information we come into contact with is what the content creators want us to see, and their views and opinions will induce us to think, so that we feel that their point of view is our point of view.
So, when exposed to some information, they first go to independent thinking, although their own views are not necessarily comprehensive, but it is crucial to develop this habit.
3, ask a few more "why"
For information, we rarely go to the depth of the reason, only to generalize, a blindfold to understand the surface meaning, of course, this is also related to the reason why our brain likes to be lazy.
And ask a few more "why", can help you clear the surface of the deeper meaning, closer to the truth, the essence of the meaning. By capturing the essence, we can see the mystery no matter how the outer layers are wrapped.