Meyer: Living in 90% left-leaning bubbles distorts perception of fairness
Max Meyer · The One Thing AI Will Never Replace · Joe Lonsdale · Sep 15, 2025 · at 8:33
Arena Magazine publisher Max Meyer discusses intellectual bubbles in academia and legacy journalism.
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“If someone spends enough time in an 80 or 90% left-leaning area, then they'll begin to think that anything other than 80 or 90% left is unfair, and that it's, that the scales are being tilted.”
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