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It seems to me that information is highly addictive. If I don’t feel constantly mentally stimulated during almost every waking hour I feel real agitation.
by QuibbleQuota 5y ago
It seems to me that information is highly addictive. If I don’t feel constantly mentally stimulated during almost every waking hour I feel real agitation.
- fludlight 5y agoOne of these days the pharmaceutical industry will create a blockbuster pill that's methadone for information withdrawal.
- jfengel 5y agoStimulation and information are different. You can feel stimulated by things that aren't really informative, like movies and video games. Even a lot of "informative" content has very low information content. A lot of news media packages little information in a very engaging way. Sadly, a lot of podcasts and TED talks follow the same playbook. (Those podcasts are my own particular addictive weakness.)