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Why personalization is making you smaller

I customize everything—my news feed, my music, my shopping recommendations—and I cannot remember the last time I encountered something that surprised me or changed my mind about anything.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The comfort of having everything tailored to your preferences creates a prison of your existing self.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Technology and human identity — who are we with our tools??”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.