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September 13, 2007
Tufte..
I disagree with Tufte's belief that one cannot be overloaded with information. It happens everyday. People tell me constantly outside of the city they could never live here because the information everywhere, the noise and people is 'just too much'.
Less is more. People in the country are measured to be generally much happier then people in cities with more stimulus. Technology today affects our life in vast ways and interrupts so many aspects of our lives in negative ways; from cell phone calls at 2am to FAA flight computers breaking down and leaving us for hours in airports.
We have the ability to choose and censor what information we consume, but how often do we do that?
I can't help but wonder if Tufte truly believes in his thesis statement how he would feel about giving out his cellphone number to hundreds of people then being forced to keep it on all day and night.
Posted by Addie at September 13, 2007 09:17 PM