Some "laws of data smog"

Information, once rare and cherished like caviar, is now plentiful and taken for granted like potatoes
Silicon circuits evolve much more quickly than human genes
Computers are neither human nor humane
Putting a computer in every classroom is like putting an electric power plant in every home
What they sell is not information technology, but information anxiety
Too many experts spoil the clarity
The electronic town hall allows for speedy communication and bad decision-making
Beware stories that dissolve all complexity

From: Data smog: Surviving the information glut (David Shenk: HarperSanFrancisco, 1997)

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