Conrad Gessner warns of “confusion and harm” in the
modern world caused by the overabundance of data
He was talking about the dangers of too many books
In the 1550s
Source Vaughan Bell http://www.slate.com/id/2244198/
“Throughout history - all attempts to stop people from
freely moving, talking and working together ultimately
fail”
Jon Mell, Connections User Group, 2011