Comments on: Falling rate of Intelligence? http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/economics-and-demography/falling-rate-of-intelligence/ European Opinion Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:38:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Edward http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/economics-and-demography/falling-rate-of-intelligence/#comment-8344 Edward Sat, 28 May 2005 00:36:01 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=1394#comment-8344 "I guess we've already reaped much of the internet's benefits in that regard". "Yeah, I think IT's effect in many of these is far from clear." Oh, you techno-pessimists, you :). “I guess we’ve already reaped much of the internet’s benefits in that regard”.

“Yeah, I think IT’s effect in many of these is far from clear.”

Oh, you techno-pessimists, you :).

]]> By: Tobias http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/economics-and-demography/falling-rate-of-intelligence/#comment-8343 Tobias Sat, 28 May 2005 00:12:49 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=1394#comment-8343 >The arrival of the internet means that any >individual can process far more information far >more rapidly today Yeah, I think IT's effect in many of these is far from clear. I once read a couple of papers by Eric Brynjolffson in this regard. I think it's not even clear IT is bringing down the "unit search costs" in every situation. >The arrival of the internet means that any >individual can process far more information far >more rapidly today

Yeah, I think IT’s effect in many of these is far from clear. I once read a couple of papers by Eric Brynjolffson in this regard. I think it’s not even clear IT is bringing down the “unit search costs” in every situation.

]]> By: Oliver http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/economics-and-demography/falling-rate-of-intelligence/#comment-8342 Oliver Fri, 27 May 2005 14:50:10 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=1394#comment-8342 The arrival of the internet means that any individual can process far more information far more rapidly today Partially. You need to be aware that you need to know something and you need to be able to understand what you retrieve. The internet is speeding things up, but the effect is not continuous. It'll become a bit more helpful as new stuff is uploaded and better organized, but it is a one time effect. I guess we've already reaped much of the internet's benefits in that regard. The arrival of the internet means that any individual can process far more information far more rapidly today

Partially. You need to be aware that you need to know something and you need to be able to understand what you retrieve.
The internet is speeding things up, but the effect is not continuous. It’ll become a bit more helpful as new stuff is uploaded and better organized, but it is a one time effect. I guess we’ve already reaped much of the internet’s benefits in that regard.

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