The general idea, that we suffer from a kind of information glut, is true. And by glut, I don't even mean the ubiquity of bad information. I mean specifically a

The general idea, that we suffer from a kind of information glut, is true. And by glut, I don't even mean the ubiquity of bad information. I mean specifically and especially the bad habit of consuming it inordinately. The desire to know is an appetite, like the desire for food, sex, etc. And like any appetite, it must be moderated, ordered, and tempered by restraint and reason, which is to say the good. Otherwise, it becomes a vice, a bad and destructive thing. It doesn't lead to wisdom and understanding. It doesn't contribute to your station in life or your life's ultimate end. It can become the basis for arrogance, and pride may be the motive. The ancients and medievals used to call this unrestrained appetite for knowledge the vice of curiosity, which they opposed to the virtue of studiousness. It is an idle or vain interest in things.