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It's not simply that we're constantly hunting for information. It's that too much information is crap. We use Facebook to find out what our best friend watched
by normloman 13y ago
It's not simply that we're constantly hunting for information. It's that too much information is crap. We use Facebook to find out what our best friend watched on television this week, read some blog about "10 secrets of successful entrepreneurs" (they really aren't secret), then head over to our favorite news site to have our political opinions affirmed by pundits.
The advertising revenue model gives the media incentives to make lots of cheap, addictive information. They don't have an incentive to make quality information. So we get what we pay for.
I have vowed to spend less time consuming and more time doing. It's hard. I cave in often. But I recommend it.
- aestra 13y agoWe use Facebook to find out what our best friend watched on television this week rather than calling up our best friend, going out to dinner with them, and taking about what they watched on TV this week. Faceboook is very superficial interaction. I liken it to people shouting into a crowded room.
- Florin_Andrei 13y ago> The advertising revenue model gives the media incentives to make lots of cheap, addictive information. It's the fast-food equivalent of information. It's cheap, readily available, seemingly fulfilling, and creating lots of problems later down the road. > I have vowed to spend less time consuming and more time doing. Yup. I've taken up hobbies that require making and building stuff in the real world. It's quite amazing what you can accomplish that way.