The "self-soothing" aspect is the biggest thing.  It's super uncomfortable trying to understand the truth about the world.  You're constantly learning shit that makes you uncomfortable.

Comfort is a warning sign.

elvismercury

How do you avoid echo chambers?

birdeye21

> Consume as much vegan food as I possibly can.
> Deposit some freshly rent-seeked fiat into an index fund

lol 

imo we can usually hear the echos. We are generally soothed by them is problem.

While I probably suffer the effects of echo chambers as much as anyone, it helps to be mostly uncertain so that you're always willing to gather more evidence. The people I know who are most soothed by echo chambers are also the most certain. It's like they need more certainty than they deserve.