Comments on: Too Much Of a Good Thing? BZZZZZT! http://artlung.com/blog/2004/12/16/too-much-of-a-good-thing/ Blogging sporadically since February 2001. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:21:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Joe http://artlung.com/blog/2004/12/16/too-much-of-a-good-thing/#comment-114 Joe Thu, 16 Dec 2004 23:30:37 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2004/12/16/too-much-of-a-good-thing/#comment-114 Kirk, The volume in a library in terms of density of information in novels and books and periodicals, not to mention video materials, easily matches what's on BitTorrent. However, most of it is older material. If anything, the materials you mention have a more salient difference -- their newness -- which beats libraries. And perhaps leads to compulsive downloading of them. Maybe the problem isn't the amount of information -- it's the amount of *new* information people seek out and have to work for, rather than a leisurely walk through a library, it's a manic race to get the latest download of whatever is in vogue. Kirk,
The volume in a library in terms of density of information in novels and books and periodicals, not to mention video materials, easily matches what’s on BitTorrent.

However, most of it is older material. If anything, the materials you mention have a more salient difference—their newness—which beats libraries. And perhaps leads to compulsive downloading of them.

Maybe the problem isn’t the amount of information—it’s the amount of new information people seek out and have to work for, rather than a leisurely walk through a library, it’s a manic race to get the latest download of whatever is in vogue.

]]> By: Kirk http://artlung.com/blog/2004/12/16/too-much-of-a-good-thing/#comment-113 Kirk Thu, 16 Dec 2004 22:05:47 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2004/12/16/too-much-of-a-good-thing/#comment-113 "Take the time to stop and the smell the roses, eh?" Shouln't that have been summarized as "stop and smell the rose"? Libraries mainly consist of text and images. Look at Bittorrent and Netflix, DVR and VOD. We have not only more information now but we have that information in different formats and it's all instantly accessible. “Take the time to stop and the smell the roses, eh?” Shouln’t that have been summarized as “stop and smell the rose”? Libraries mainly consist of text and images. Look at Bittorrent and Netflix, DVR and VOD. We have not only more information now but we have that information in different formats and it’s all instantly accessible.

]]> By: Sassy http://artlung.com/blog/2004/12/16/too-much-of-a-good-thing/#comment-112 Sassy Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:25:35 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2004/12/16/too-much-of-a-good-thing/#comment-112 If not being able to keep up with looking at digital photos or listening to records is a problem, it may be time to get a job / life. If not being able to keep up with looking at digital photos or listening to records is a problem, it may be time to get a job / life.

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