echo chamber
noun
: a room with sound-reflecting walls used for producing hollow or echoing sound effects
—often used figuratively
Living in a kind of echo chamber of their own opinions, they pay attention to information that fits their conclusions and ignore information that does not.—
James Surowiecki
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That also serves as a reminder that in echo chamber users are increasingly unwilling to welcome anyone from the other side of the political spectrum to the conversation.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
While social media was supposed to amplify human connection, the rise of comparison culture, social sorting into echo chambers and the rapid decline of in-person social connection have instead coincided with unprecedented levels of anxiety, depression and distrust.
—Kim Samuel, Scientific American, 16 May 2025
Of course, internal squabbles like this barely register outside the crypto echo chamber.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Wednesday was a breakout hit in 2022, breaking free from the echo chamber of Netflix to flood TikTok and Instagram feeds the world over.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 June 2025
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Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
While social media was supposed to amplify human connection, the rise of comparison culture, social sorting into echo chambers and the rapid decline of in-person social connection have instead coincided with unprecedented levels of anxiety, depression and distrust.
—Kim Samuel, Scientific American, 16 May 2025
Of course, internal squabbles like this barely register outside the crypto echo chamber.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Wednesday was a breakout hit in 2022, breaking free from the echo chamber of Netflix to flood TikTok and Instagram feeds the world over.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 June 2025
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“Echo chamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/echo%20chamber. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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