Epistemic bubbles compared with epistemic bunkers by #KatherineFurman.
> In epistemic bubbles we exclude information simply as part of the normal ways we live our lives – we watch certain shows, we read certain newspapers, we speak to certain friends – and so we miss out on things just because we don’t come into contact with them. But, when we encounter new information, we still believe it. [....]
> The idea of epistemic bunkers stems from ideas in development studies on bunkerisation. In this context, it describes the creation of literal fortified and often militarized compounds for international aid workers to live in while working in hostile environments, such as war zones. They are intended to provide safety from attack, kidnapping, disease, and other ills. But they come with an epistemic cost. Bunkerised aid workers do not have much contact with local communities, making them less able to understand the context. This can be crippling to intervention efforts.
Via @SFuntowicz
@daviding @SFuntowicz any work on bridging epistemic bubbles? I think we leave the bunkers alone - they distract, dispelling collective energy, reinforcing the self-perceived righteousness of the bubbles