Information Explosion


 

Information Explosion

Information is ubiquitous.

It greets us throughout the day.

We’re all awaken to pseudo-events.

We rise in the morning to this barrage.

 

Can we live without this information?

Of what does it consist?

What does the future hold?

These questions deserve answers.

 

The clock we depend on for the time.

Our lives are shaped by this device.

Radio & TV keep us entertained.

It’s these media that’s sharing humor.

 

American mass media is pervasive.

Whether it’s print, electronic or film.

Remember movies we saw in cinemas.

These were funny, horror, and fantasy.

 

Nor must we forget the impact of social media.

Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram come to mind.

What a way to keep up with family and friends.

But all these media spell out tomes of pseudo-events.


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