What happens when to a person who fails to expose themselves to only a few “news” sources? What does it do to their world view when they fail to take affirmative steps to engage with a broadbased news ecosystem that includes viewpoints they disagree with? For instance, what happens when they only follow legacy (corporate) news outlets? What happens when they refuse to consider independent journalists? What I’ve noticed is that they are much more confident in their opinions, not less. What’s going on? At X, Owen Gregoian offers an explanation of the “Illusion of of information adequacy.” Excerpt:
Why We’re Confident with Only Half the Story | Neuroscience News
Summary: A new study reveals that people often overestimate the amount of information they have when making decisions, a phenomenon researchers call the “illusion of information adequacy.”
Participants who were only given partial information about a situation were just as confident in their decisions as those who had the complete story. They believed they had enough facts and thought others would likely make the same choice. However, when some participants were later presented with the opposing view, many were open to changing their decision, suggesting that having more complete information can bridge misunderstandings.
Key Facts
– People feel confident in decisions, even with only partial information.
– This “illusion of information adequacy” leads to overconfidence in judgments.
– Additional information often leads to more informed, balanced decision-making.
Source: Ohio State University
Of course, the same problems result with the government or the legacy news consortium limit your access to alternate viewpoints. In these circumstances we are fooled by a false consensus. It looks like everyone agrees, but this is only because everyone else has been censored. That leads to such things as allowing others to put a dangerous so-called vaccine into your arm. When free speech is limited, it leads to things like this:
