Hey, note to self. This is Peter from North Carolina. One of the things that I'm thinking

about and struggling with is this idea of echo chambers.

It's note to self the tech show about being human. I'm a new summer ody and Peter is

not the only one who has been thinking about echo chambers. This idea that when we go online,

we're surrounded by like-minded people, news that reinforces what we already think, ideas

that make us believe our view of the world is shared by most everyone else. Because the

algorithms on Facebook, in Google News and other places, they show us what they think

we want to see. It's their business model to make us feel good, not uncomfortable, right?

And it's one of the reasons why Trump's win was such a surprise to Clinton supporters.

So in an effort to try and shake up our echo chambers to pierce the filter bubble, and

it doesn't just have to be about politics. We want to share an old episode that we did

with two friends of the show. Tracy Clayton, she's co-host of the Buzzfeed podcast

Another Round and Katie Natopoulos. She's co-host of another Buzzfeed podcast called

Internet Explorer. We taped this way before the election and then shaking the echo chamber

kind of felt like something good to do, right? A nice step towards an expanded mind.

But now it feels a lot less optional. So what better time to hear the unusual advice

again, or for the first time, from these two smart women who are working hard to feel

infuriated? Just the right amount.

Tracy, why is that important? Like if people are like, you know what? I don't know, I'm

living my life. It's all good. I see these people. These are the issues that affect me.

Like what's the point?

Well, I think if you're okay with living in a constant state of just stasis, then you

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