Matt Shields
mattbshields.bsky.social
Matt Shields
@mattbshields.bsky.social
Assistant prof of philosophy at Wake Forest. he/him.
Congratulations, Adam! Loved the pieces of this you've shared and looking forward to recommending it to lots of people. Excited to dig into the whole thing!
September 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Reposted by Matt Shields
from Dr. Caravello's union:

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July 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
February 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Yeah, I think there's something to this -- though distinguishing cults from non-cults seems very difficult! Have you come across this recent David Coady paper? philpapers.org/rec/COASTA. Seems up your alley.
David Coady, Stop Talking about Echo Chambers and Filter Bubbles - PhilPapers
It is widely believed that we are facing a problem, even a crisis, caused by so-called “echo chambers” and “filter bubbles.” Here, David Coady argues that this belief is mistaken. There ...
philpapers.org
January 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
So, e.g., he writes that "echo chambers can create exceptionally high – one is tempted to say unnaturally high – levels of trust”. But as soon as the distinction becomes "exceptionally" or unnaturally high", things are blurred even at a conceptual level, I think.
January 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM