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Quote by Herbert Simon
What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the atten

What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence, a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it. – Herbert Simon

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Technology may create a condition, but the questions are what do we do about ourselves. We better understand ourselves pretty clearly and we better find ways to like ourselves. – Herbert Simon

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When action grows unprofitable, gather information; when information grows unprofitable, sleep. – Ursula K. LeGuin

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We have for the first time an economy based on a key resource Information that is not only renewable, but self-generating. Running out of it is not a problem, but drowning in it is. – John Naisbitt

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Information can tell us everything. It has all the answers. But they are answers to questions we have not asked, and which doubtless dont even arise. – Jean Baudrillard

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Theres a compelling reason to master information and news. Clearly there will be better job and financial opportunities. Other high stakes will be missed by people if they dont master and connect information. – Everette Dennis

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