23. Information Overload: Do we really need all this?

The Inhuman Condition

The internet gives us unlimited access to the world’s knowledge; but is it actually helpful to have all of that information? Perhaps having such a free flow of data has diluted the importance of authorities and subject matter experts. And are we really getting a fundamental understanding of what we are consuming from the Internet? Or are we just parroting what we read from unreliable sources?