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Confirmation Bias is not Learning

Confirmation Bias is not Learning

When we only hear opinions that confirm our beliefs, our learning is incremental at best. Like our social media bubble: We read the same sites, listen to the same friends (who agree with us!), and watch the same news over and over, which only confirms what we already believe.

We learn the most by proving ourselves wrong, not by proving ourselves right. 

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