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The Geometry of Information Cocoon: Analyzing the Cultural Space with Word Embedding Models
Huimin Xu, Zhicong Chen, Ruiqi Li, Cheng-Jun Wang
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Accompanied by the development of digital media, the threat of information cocoon has become a significant issue. However, little is known about the measure of information cocoon as a cultural space and its relationship with social class. This study addresses this problem by constructing the cultural space with word embedding models and random shuffling methods among three large-scale digital media use datasets. In the light of field theory of cultural production, we investigate the information cocoon effect on different social classes among 979 computer users, 100,000 smartphone users, and 159,373 mobile reading application users. Our analysis reveals that information cocoons widely exist in the daily use of digital media. Moreover, people of lower social class have a higher probability of getting stuck in the information cocoon filled with the entertainment content. In contrast, the people of higher social class have more capability to stride over the constraints of the information cocoon. The results suggest that the disadvantages for vulnerable groups in acquiring knowledge may further widen social inequality.
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