Epistemic bubbles present an interesting challenge for epistemologists. On the one hand, there seems to be something troubling about epistemic bubbles such that, were we to find ourselves in one, then we should leave the bubble as it will likely have bad epistemic consequences. On the other hand, the structure of an epistemic bubble does not necessitate that they have bad epistemic consequences and, sometimes, they can have good epistemic consequences when they increase the inhabitants’ access to true information. The question that this paper pursues is how, if at all, can we access the epistemic benefits of a good epistemic bubble? To address this question, I advance three arguments. First, I argue that a recent impossibility argument claiming that one can never be justified in remaining in a good epistemic bubble (Sheeks 2023), fails. Second, I outline the conditions required to harness a good epistemic bubble in simplified circumstances. Third, while necessarily speculative, I argue that these conditions could be practically realised with the assistance of institutional supports. Collectively, these arguments provide a schema that could enable agents to access the epistemic benefits of good bubbles.
