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Not sure if it was intentional, but Crichton here uses the same Pollan metaphor that Johnson makes in his book, The Information Diet. In fact the tagline is rig
by hmhrex 9y ago
Not sure if it was intentional, but Crichton here uses the same Pollan metaphor that Johnson makes in his book, The Information Diet. In fact the tagline is right on his site: http://informationdiet.com/ http://informationdiet.com/
I just got finished reading the Information Diet a couple weeks ago and was pretty disappointed in the book overall. Same with this article. Both seem to have a problem that I agree with: we should be more intentional about the information we consume. However, the "solution" in both isn't fully realized or it's tainted with an agenda of some sort.
I'm really ready for a good book on this topic as I raise my kids in the junk knowledge/misinformation age.
Anybody have any recommendations?
- stinkytaco 9y agoAre you looking for a solution, or more information? _The information: a theory, a flood_ by James Gleick is good. I read it because I'm in that line of work, but I think it's a good summary of why content is produced and what the challenges are. You could also do something like _The shallows_ by Nicholas Carr, which is more of polemic than anything else, though I did enjoy it. Perhaps _You are not a gadget_ by Jaron Lanier or _Hamlet's Blackberry_ by William Powers, but neither of those are books I could finish. Finally, I read _Deep work_ not long ago and thought it was pretty good.
- hmhrex 9y agoDefinitely looking for a solution. I actually loved Lanier's "You Are Not A Gadget", it was the first deep dive of technology philosophy that I've ever read, and was definitely worth finishing. I'll definitely check out some of these other ones you mention. Thanks for the recommendations!