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We're in the age of what I call "information obesity". We have devices in our hands that gives us access to all sorts of information, and we have little will po
by khaledh 4y ago
We're in the age of what I call "information obesity". We have devices in our hands that gives us access to all sorts of information, and we have little will power to moderate ourselves. It's like taking the fridge with you everywhere and opening it every few moments to eat whatever is inside, except this fridge is small enough to put in your pocket, and there's a constant supply of food in it. The natural result is information obesity.
I don't have a solution for this problem. When it's that easy to consume, will power alone is not sufficient. And unlike physical obesity, information obesity is not visible; it's in the brain. So it's hard to detect, let alone fix.