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Signal To Noise - Friday!

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Good morning, everyone! Happy Friday! I hope you all had a fantastic week and are looking forward to the weekend. Something I was pondering the other day – the concept of “signal to noise.” I’ve always understood it in an engineering or networking context, but it really applies to social media too. There’s just so much information bombarding us, it’s hard to discern the actual signal.

Think of it like tuning a radio. You sift through the static until you find the clear signal you want. Social media often feels the same way. We’re arguably the most informed, yet simultaneously the most misinformed generation ever. There’s so much noise, so much information to sort through, figuring out what’s true becomes a real challenge.

This got me thinking: How much of what we believe are our own opinions versus just echoes of what we’ve consumed online? It’s easy for other people’s thoughts to cloud our judgment and take over our minds. You see a handful of accounts all saying the same thing, and suddenly you think, “Oh, there must be some truth to that.” But what if those accounts are just bots amplifying a single viewpoint, increasing the noise?

What if you went completely offline today? Disconnected, cold turkey. What issues being discussed online would actually affect you in your daily life? What real-world problems would you still have if you weren’t constantly plugged in? I suspect a lot of the fear, hate, and worry would simply dissipate. The world isn’t nearly as bad as it seems when you’re not constantly bombarded with that chronic online noise, shaping your opinions.

It’s kind of crazy how easily manipulated we are, perhaps making us the most manipulated generation. Though, to play devil’s advocate, in the past, mainstream media – newspapers, broadcast news, radio – were the ones shaping our opinions. Now, it’s more like random voices online, often amplified by some bigger source. Insane world, right?

Sometimes I wake up with a specific topic in mind, but then I open Twitter and get sucked into something else. Suddenly, my mind is redirected, and I’m thinking about this completely different issue. So, consider this: How much of your perspective is based on your actual life experience versus all the noise you’re constantly exposed to? Anyway, it’s a bit chilly today. Have a great weekend, everyone! Peace!

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updated_at 31-07-2025
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