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Visa versa, generally.
Some yes, some no. I had several incredibly talented and skilled teachers, but it was the arguments they presented along with solid evidence that I try to let speak to my given understanding of the world.
No. I didn't identify with "poor" when I was younger and I don't really identify with "comfortable" (or however you'd put it) now. I simply have a given amount of money.
There are very tiny elements of media that I've learned to trust, but generally I find that the media is a hinderance to freedom from irrational biases, not a boon.
My irreligion does to a certain degree. I've found that, without intentionally doing so, I've become automatically distrustful of anything associated with fundamentalist or devout religion. Part of leaving religion—which can take a lifetime—is learning to put religion in its proper context. I may view religion as simply a misinterpretation, but that does not necessarily mean that things which are associates with religion are automatically a misinterpretation. It's a bias that I'm still dealing with.

As for friends, I do have discussions about politics, religion, and philosophy, but I don't have any undue sway over my friends nor them me. In other words, they don't impact my feelings on issues so much as information they convey.
Occasionally, yes, but anonymous people in the internet change my mind, but I've found such faux-societal constructs to be severely limiting. As useful as hyperliniking is, it doesn't take the place of real face-to-face conversation with real friends. There are a lot of drawbacks to things like bulletin boards and forums.
Absolutely not. You cannot responsibly determine the overall effectiveness of anything, be it government or market, without taking into account as much data as possible. And then some. Personal experience cannot possibly compare to the actual data available. My personal experience with FEMA is that they're an incredibly efficient agency, but people in New Orleans would have very different personal stories to tell. Who's right? We can't know without looking at the entire history of FEMA, and how well it's learned from past mistakes, and how it may continue to improve.
No, this would be a form of bias.