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Fractalguy: /* Countering Information Overload */

2025-08-18T20:02:26Z

Countering Information Overload

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	This video is about anti-intellectualism versus brainwashing and [[in-group]] biases. Are we getting stupider because of [[misinformation]], [[social media]], failing [[education]], anti-intellectual [[Cultural norms\|culture norms]], or our tendency to fall into cognitive bias no mater how smart or educated we are?		This video is about anti-intellectualism versus brainwashing and [[in-group]] biases. Are we getting stupider because of [[misinformation]], [[social media]], failing [[education]], anti-intellectual [[Cultural norms\|culture norms]], or our tendency to fall into cognitive bias no mater how smart or educated we are?
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUKE9JgXEdQ\|\|center\|Is There a Stupidity Epidemic? A Serious Exploration.\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUKE9JgXEdQ\|\|center\|Is There a Stupidity Epidemic? A Serious Exploration.\|frame}}
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			Here's a general theory of information as an [[evolutionary]] process that is [[universal]].
			{{#ev:youtube\|https://youtu.be/duLh2ZCBkeM\|\|center\|Information and Meaning - The Evolution of Meaning\|frame}}

	== Danceable Information ==		== Danceable Information ==

Fractalguy: /* Countering Information Overload */

2025-06-11T11:47:25Z

Countering Information Overload

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F9QzXjUB10\|\|center\|TikTok Vs Democracy - Philosophy Tube\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F9QzXjUB10\|\|center\|TikTok Vs Democracy - Philosophy Tube\|frame}}
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	This video is about anti-intellectualism versus brainwashing and [[in-group]] biases. Are we getting stupider because of [[misinformation]], [[social media]], failing [[education]], anti-intellectual [[culture norms]], or our tendency to fall into cognitive bias no mater how smart or educated we are?		This video is about anti-intellectualism versus brainwashing and [[in-group]] biases. Are we getting stupider because of [[misinformation]], [[social media]], failing [[education]], anti-intellectual [[Cultural norms\|culture norms]], or our tendency to fall into cognitive bias no mater how smart or educated we are?
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUKE9JgXEdQ\|\|center\|Is There a Stupidity Epidemic? A Serious Exploration.\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUKE9JgXEdQ\|\|center\|Is There a Stupidity Epidemic? A Serious Exploration.\|frame}}

Fractalguy: /* Countering Information Overload */

2025-06-11T11:46:29Z

Countering Information Overload

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F9QzXjUB10\|\|center\|TikTok Vs Democracy - Philosophy Tube\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F9QzXjUB10\|\|center\|TikTok Vs Democracy - Philosophy Tube\|frame}}
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			This video is about anti-intellectualism versus brainwashing and [[in-group]] biases. Are we getting stupider because of [[misinformation]], [[social media]], failing [[education]], anti-intellectual [[culture norms]], or our tendency to fall into cognitive bias no mater how smart or educated we are?
			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUKE9JgXEdQ\|\|center\|Is There a Stupidity Epidemic? A Serious Exploration.\|frame}}

	== Danceable Information ==		== Danceable Information ==

Fractalguy: /* Information Environments */

2025-06-10T21:50:35Z

Information Environments

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	[[File:Information-environment-pacman-analogy.png\|center\|thumb\|666x666px\|It takes skill to navigate the information environment successfully]]		[[File:Information-environment-pacman-analogy.png\|center\|thumb\|666x666px\|It takes skill to navigate the information environment successfully]]

			The PAC-Man [[analogy]] is apt because like PAC-Man we cannot stop taking in new information. In the [[Games\|game]] there is no standing still, and in [[life]] there is no way to avoid taking in new information. You want to take in as much good information that benefits your [[happiness]] and avoid the bad information that detracts from it.

			The ratio of good to bad information in the [[environment]] determines the difficulty of the [[Games\|game]]. [[Social media]] has flooded our information environment with bad information, since it gives every bad actor in the world access to our [[attention]] in order to influence or [[scam]] us. The [[incentives]] for bad actors to do this far exceeds the ability and resources of anyone looking to stop it. There's no [[money]] in [[scam]] prevention and fact-checking.

			Neutral information doesn't actively harm you, but consuming it doesn't help very much either. It tends to distract the [[brain]] from seeking out more beneficial information, but it's generally factual and presented without ulterior motives.

			Whichever type of information you consume creates a [[feedback loop]] that increases its [[salience]], so you're likely to consume more of that type of information in the [[future]]. This is true both in the [[brain]] and in the [[algorithm]] that decides what you see in your [[newsfeed]].

			Casual consumption of [[misinformation]] and [[conspiracy theories]] is very fraught. If you don't have strong [[convictions]] about the [[truth]], it is very easy to be influenced. If you are curious, it's much better to access it through secondary sources that have already applied [[critical thinking]] and fact-checking to the claims if you're not going to take the time to do it yourself.
	== Information on Information ==		== Information on Information ==
	[[wikipedia:Yuval_Noah_Harari\|Yuval Noah Harari's]] [[book]] [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204927599-nexus Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI] offers an interesting view of [[history]] and [[society]] from the [[perspective]] of information processing.		[[wikipedia:Yuval_Noah_Harari\|Yuval Noah Harari's]] [[book]] [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204927599-nexus Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI] offers an interesting view of [[history]] and [[society]] from the [[perspective]] of information processing.

Fractalguy: /* Information Environments */

2025-06-10T21:17:24Z

Information Environments

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	These are often referred to as [[wikipedia:Filter_bubble\|information bubbles]] or [[wikipedia:Filter_bubble\|filter bubbles]], but information environment also includes those who seek out diverse [[ideas]] as well as those that don't.		These are often referred to as [[wikipedia:Filter_bubble\|information bubbles]] or [[wikipedia:Filter_bubble\|filter bubbles]], but information environment also includes those who seek out diverse [[ideas]] as well as those that don't.
			[[File:Information-environment-pacman-analogy.png\|center\|thumb\|666x666px\|It takes skill to navigate the information environment successfully]]

	== Information on Information ==		== Information on Information ==

Fractalguy: /* Danceable Information */

2025-03-28T21:54:02Z

Danceable Information

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNpc8jv7Awk\|\|center\|Talking Heads - The Overload\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNpc8jv7Awk\|\|center\|Talking Heads - The Overload\|frame}}
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			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoZlttsXcn0\|\|center\|Living Colour - Information Overload\|frame}}
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			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAlDbP4tdqc\|\|center\|Bruce Springsteen - 57 Channels and Nothin' On\|frame}}

Fractalguy: /* Trying Hard Not To Make It Worse */

2025-01-28T02:30:07Z

Trying Hard Not To Make It Worse

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	== Trying Hard Not To Make It Worse ==		== Trying Hard Not To Make It Worse ==

	[[metaculture]] tries to solve this problem by delivering the essential information on [[best practices]] that you need too make effective [[life choices]] in a clear and concise way, and linking it to an [[God concept\|overall pattern]] that helps you relate it to other subjects and create a unified picture of the [[universe]].		The [[metaculture]] [[wiki]] tries to solve this problem by delivering the essential information on [[best practices]] that you need too make effective [[life choices]] in a clear and concise way, and linking it to an [[God concept\|overall pattern]] that helps you relate it to other subjects and create a unified picture of the [[universe]].

	Explanations of basic concepts will be provided via links, and the text will be written with the assumption that the reader understands the topics being discussed. This will eliminate the tedious and redundant recitations of basic [[scientific]] theories that fill the pages of most popular [[science]] books. Another retelling of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment Stanford prison experiment] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat Schrödinger's cat] could be potentially coma-inducing.		Explanations of basic concepts will be provided via links, and the text will be written with the assumption that the reader understands the topics being discussed. This will eliminate the tedious and redundant recitations of basic [[scientific]] theories that fill the pages of most popular [[science]] books. Another retelling of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment Stanford prison experiment] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat Schrödinger's cat] could be potentially coma-inducing.

Fractalguy at 19:42, 27 January 2025

2025-01-27T19:42:52Z

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	[[File:Information-overload-newsfeed-divine-fractal-compression.jpg\|thumb\|Woman being overloaded with information]]		[[File:Information-overload-newsfeed-divine-fractal-compression.jpg\|thumb\|Woman being overloaded with information]]
	Our [[brains]] are information processing machines. We consume information, build conceptual models from them, and use those models to determine the best course of action that will lead to [[happiness]]. The quality of the information we take in will have a significant impact on our ability to find happiness.		Our [[brains]] are information processing machines. We consume information, build conceptual models from them, and use those models to determine the best course of action that will lead to [[happiness]]. The quality of the information we take in will have a significant impact on our ability to find happiness.<blockquote>''"We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning."'' -[[wikipedia:Jean_Baudrillard\|Jean Baudrillard]]</blockquote>[[wikipedia:Information_overload\|Information Overload]] is a very big problem in the age of multiple [[platforms]] with infinite [[newsfeeds]]. If the good information is lost in a sea of [[Misinformation\|bad]] or irrelevant data, it is impossible for the [[brain]] to separate them.

	[[wikipedia:Information_overload\|Information Overload]] is a very big problem in the age of multiple [[platforms]] with infinite [[newsfeeds]]. If the good information is lost in a sea of [[Misinformation\|bad]] or irrelevant data, it is impossible for the [[brain]] to separate them.

	== Trying Hard Not To Make It Worse ==		== Trying Hard Not To Make It Worse ==

Fractalguy: /* Countering Information Overload */

2025-01-27T19:41:13Z

Countering Information Overload

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRl3RbZ8_-M\|\|center\|How to Fix Information Overload\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRl3RbZ8_-M\|\|center\|How to Fix Information Overload\|frame}}
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			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F9QzXjUB10\|\|center\|TikTok Vs Democracy - Philosophy Tube\|frame}}

	== Danceable Information ==		== Danceable Information ==

Fractalguy: /* Information Environments */

2025-01-11T18:55:50Z

Information Environments

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	Pollution of the [[natural]] [[environment]] is a perfect [[allegory]] for how our information environment has become polluted by those whose [[power]] and [[Capitalism\|profits]] are threatened by the [[truth]]. We all depend on [[nature]] to live, and those who profit from polluting it enrich themselves at the expense of everyone. Even the polluters themselves must live in the [[environment]] they create. It doesn't matter how rich you are if the air is poisoned, you have to breathe it too.		Pollution of the [[natural]] [[environment]] is a perfect [[allegory]] for how our information environment has become polluted by those whose [[power]] and [[Capitalism\|profits]] are threatened by the [[truth]]. We all depend on [[nature]] to live, and those who profit from polluting it enrich themselves at the expense of everyone. Even the polluters themselves must live in the [[environment]] they create. It doesn't matter how rich you are if the air is poisoned, you have to breathe it too.

			These are often referred to as [[wikipedia:Filter_bubble\|information bubbles]] or [[wikipedia:Filter_bubble\|filter bubbles]], but information environment also includes those who seek out diverse [[ideas]] as well as those that don't.

	== Information on Information ==		== Information on Information ==