Information Stupor Highway: A Snapshot of Internet Overload in Early 2003

The Dawn of Distraction Imagine a daily deluge of emails, each vying for your attention. Picture a fledgling blogosphere, brimming with unfiltered opinions, some insightful, others… questionable. Visualize early search engines, struggling to sift through the rapidly expanding digital landscape. This was the internet landscape hovering around January twentieth, two thousand and three. Back then,…

Information Stupor on the Highway: A Look Back at January 20, 2003

Defining the Fog: What is Information Stupor? Understanding the Core Concept Information stupor isn’t a formal medical diagnosis, but rather a descriptive term used to encapsulate a specific cognitive state. It’s the feeling of mental exhaustion that arises when confronted with an overwhelming quantity of information. It’s the point where the brain, unable to process…