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"We are evolving from cultivators of personal knowledge into hunters and gatherers in the electronic data forest. In the process, we seem fated to sacrifice muc
by px 16y ago
"We are evolving from cultivators of personal knowledge into hunters and gatherers in the electronic data forest. In the process, we seem fated to sacrifice much of what makes our minds so interesting."
This does have some interesting implications for society as a whole. But, it seems that individuals who are able to maintain sustained, focused attention will have quite an advantage.
- kiba 16y agoI read every single word anyway and more than often enough have to relies on my personal memory to mettle out arguments. I also don't skims through information. I also eliminated all sort of information feeds except hacker news and a few economic resource. Emails, web statistics, etc, are not worth checking out often since they don't have much actionable insight or interesting insight. I have a big craving for super long articles and essay just like this wired's story. I want more just like it. (Which is also why people enjoy Kalzumeus, Steve Yegge,T-A-W, and other writers of super long essay)
- chronomex 16y agoThis essay is "super long" by web standards only.
- T_S_ 16y agoLet's fix this hunter-gatherer analogy up a bit. When I find some good information to "eat" it never runs out. I can share it with the tribe endlessly. I think a better analogy is that we are all on watch, looking out for the tribe, ready to raise the alarm. That is why FUD is effective and the media is becoming strident about the mundane. It speaks to the alert. And to be fair, innovation is breeding obsolescence, with we all must fear. So fellow tribespeople, keep a sharp lookout, but don't forget, it's very cheap for others to do so also. What we really need is a few of us to focus and crank out some arrowheads, or, better yet, invent gunpowder.