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Eric Scheske considers the link between Pyrrho of Elis and internet culture.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/104/Ataraxia_in_the_Age_of_Too_Much_Information

Too much knowledge dissolves knowledge.

[In the TMI Age]... do we need to master efficient web surfing or mystic calm? And are those the only options? I’m not willing to say. And you can read into that whatever you want.

The problem is intensified when information is required in real time, such as when piloting a jetliner or performing surgery.

I find it ataraxic when I learn a new word.