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Facebook, like Google, reduces our ability to think. Now scientifically proven!

Posted on 8 May, 2015by astraeaCategories:6 Information and Communication Technology, Business, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Media and Gatherings

It’s not as though it wasn’t expected.  The behaviour and algorithms users and social media networks are intended to filter ideas to suit our individual perspective.  That’s a major reason people use the big engines like Google and Facebook. But that behaviour encourages groupthink.  The user only clicks on stories and links that match their …
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