The problem in the 19th century with information was that we lived in a culture of information scarcity, and so humanity addressed that problem beginning with photography and telegraphy and the - in the 1840s. We tried to solve the problem of overcoming the limitations of space, time, and form.
Neil PostmanPeople in distress will sometimes prefer a problem that is familiar to a solution that is not.
Neil PostmanTechnology always has unforeseen consequences, and it is not always clear, at the beginning, who or what will win, and who or what will lose.
Neil Postman