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Given that it is impossible to attend to even a fraction of the information that is available on the web, most individuals prioritize information that is congruent with their current values, simply ignoring any discrepant information. Recent studies show that although most people consume information that matches their opinions, being exposed to conflicting views tends to reduce prejudice and enhance creative thinking. Yet the desire to prove ourselves right and maintain our current beliefs trumps any attempt to be creative or more open-minded. And besides, most people see themselves as open-minded and creative, anyway.

The digital age may be a new phenomenon, but philosophers have long speculated about the human inability to embrace reality as it is. Perhaps most notably, Hegel argued that "our objects of inquiry are not 'truth' or 'meaning' but rather configurations of consciousness. These are figures or patterns of knowledge, cognitive and practical attitudes, which emerge within a definite historical and cultural context."

Thus the internet is best understood as a cultural lens through which we construct – or distort – reality. Who cares how many knowledge sources we have if we can only consume a limited amount of information? To decide is to choose between different alternatives. Yes, the internet has exponentially increased the choice of alternatives, especially when it comes to sources of information, but we can only deal with this overwhelming range of choices by ignoring most of them