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Social media users tend to select information and contacts that support their beliefs, creating polarized echo chambers. Computer automated customized content drives the emergence of echo chambers. Comment: The lesson here seems to be on social media platforms, that in order to be exposed to diverse views and ideas, we need to intentionally follow or become friends with people that think differently than us. Simply having a diverse group of friends or followers based upon gender, sexual orientation, or skin color is not enough. We need to seek out diverse opinions and contrarian views in order to avoid getting caught up in a self-imposed echo chamber. PLoS One. 2016 Aug 23;11(8):e0159641.    (retrieved Aug, 2016). There are currently 1090 pearls in the database. While every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, mistakes can and do occur. Use databank at your own risk. All pearls © 2024 by the Internet Medical Association. Click Here to view more medical pearls.