Data Quote by Roland Barthes
““Today, information: pulverized, nonhierarchized, dealing with everything: nothing is protected from information and at the same time nothing is open to reflection -> Encyclopedias are impossible -> I would say: the more information grows, the more knowledge retreats and therefore the more decision is partial (terroristic, dogmatic) -> “I don’t know,” “I refuse to judge”: as scandalous as an agrammatical sentence: doesn’t belong to the language of the discourse. Variations on the “I don’t know.” The obligation to “be interested” in everything that is imposed on you by the world: prohibition of noninterest, even if provisional . . . .””
About This Quote
Source Essay: Mythologies, Roland Barthes, 1957
The explosion of data erodes deep knowledge, making judgments shallow and dogmatic.
In simple terms: More info, less understanding, leading to partial decisions.
Key Takeaway
Seek depth, not just breadth.
Themes
information overload
knowledge erosion
partiality
Mood
critical
reflective
Type
philosophical
analytical
When to use this quote
- academic research
- policy analysis
- media literacy
- personal decision making
Key Concepts
postmodernism
media theory
epistemology
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we cultivate reflective thinking amid constant data streams?
- What practices protect knowledge depth?
A Different Perspective
Abundance of data can still be filtered for insight.
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