The Big Question

I touched on a concept in a previous post about the loss of critical thought due to the personalization of our online environments dually affecting our exposure to different information. I believe with the specialization of the jobs contained within our society with the addition of the ability to create our own little worlds online we will see a trend of people with extreme viewpoints. In part  because they have lost the ability to critically analyze information as it is filtered for them according to their "preferences".  If it is not already apparent the key linking factor here is information and its delivery. The freedom that allows for information overload or filtration of it  also lends itself to helping the end user (me and you) access all types of information. Be it overloading or not, we still have that opportunity to access it and by personalizing the way we go about viewing the information we are negating that freedom and ignoring our right to it. Are people then giving up their rights to freedom for a simpler, easier, more personal world that satisfys their emotional needs and therefore limiting their potential? i believe the answer is yes and can be seen throughout Facebook, Myspace, role playing games, or any avenue that allows for the creator to be in complete control. We as a civilization and a society have not mastered our emotions let alone our physical environment therefore muddling in creation and existence can only turn out as those have inconclusive and full of mistakes.