I disagree. I think this "trivia based" knowledge is leading to a decline in overall ability and innovation. I've noticed it in myself. The problems we are sta

I disagree. I think this "trivia based" knowledge is leading to a decline in overall ability and innovation. I've noticed it in myself. The problems we are starting to face are not google-able problems. Despite this wealth of information, people still struggle in math class, physics is still hard, engineering students still drop out, etc. Analytical, problem solving activities are getting harder to do. Sure, I can look up the date of X, but so what? Now that there is absolutely no barrier to entry, I'd wager much of what you google isn't even truth. Look at anti-vaccination, holocaust denial, conspiracy theories, survivorship bias self help not based on anything. There is no inherent curation built into the internet - on one hand, this is good - but I think we are now seeing the negative effects grow exponentially.