On October 20th, 2022, I reflected on the increasing amount of information in the world. It is becoming increasingly difficult to remember or keep track of all the information available to us. To cope with this deluge of information, we use our own filters, either consciously or unconsciously. However, recognizing our own filters or not can have significant consequences, dividing us into two categories: smart people who are aware of their filters, and normal people who are not. This difference in perception can create major problems.
But before we jump to conclusions, we should ask ourselves a simpler question: "Is the information in the world really increasing?" Although it may seem true, the Earth is still the same size as it was yesterday. The definition of "information" is "digital/verbalized data." Therefore, it is true that the amount of digital/verbalized data in the world is increasing. However, this leads to another question: "Does digital/verbalized data reveal what others think?" Perhaps it does, as people are naturally interested in others. In the future, there will likely be two types of people: the smart people who can understand what others think, and the people who provide the data for them.
The separation between smart people and data is currently underway.