Only the mind itself can process data into information - we apply a relevance filter to our perceptions and link related concepts together. That means that exp

Only the mind itself can process data into information - we apply a relevance filter to our perceptions and link related concepts together. That means that exposure to more data gives us better-trained filters and more, deeper connections between concepts. In other words, we become better at thinking and making judgments when we are exposed to more and more data. To say that "we are over our heads in data" is to see value in only in the the consumption of static, general knowledge, rather than in the ability to synthesize specific and relevant information.