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🕸️ Echo Chamber Trap

信息茧房

xìn xī jiǎn fáng
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Literal Translation: Information cocoon

Actual Meaning: Being trapped in an algorithmic echo chamber where platforms feed you only what you agree with, narrowing your cognitive worldview.

Western Meme Parallel: Algorithmic echo chamber / Filter bubble

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💬 Real-World WeChat Dialogue Context
Researcher
Why do two people have completely opposite views of reality?
Professor
They are trapped in different 信息茧房 built by AI feeds.
📜 Cultural Lore & Origin

Chinese academic translation of Cass Sunstein's 'Information Cocoon' theory, popularized by debates on Douyin algorithms.

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