Field Note #3. On "Info Smog"

Source: Edmunds & Morris, The Problem of Info. Overload in Bus. Org, Int’l. J. of Info. Mgmt. (2000))

As it relates to crypto specifically, the informational and data smog is particularly thick given (a) the experimental & early-stage nature of the space, (b) low barriers to entry for espousing (any) views, (c) reliance on social media distribution channels that lead to spread irrespective of information authentication or validity, and (d) the cultural brashness of a startup (viz. crypto) mind that overapplies–instead of responsibly uses—the ”shoot first, aim later” approach.