The level of ignorance is declining, and the ability to accumulate data and manipulate it for various ends is increasing.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People know less overall but have more power to collect and use data for different purposes.
- In plain terms
- Ignorance goes down while data manipulation power goes up.
- What can you take from it?
- Data skills are rising while general knowledge falls.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does data replace wisdom?
- How do we balance skills?
Another view
Data ability does not guarantee better knowledge.
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