FLOOD OF INFORMATION


Three essential aspects of  long distance communication are
 1  its speed  meaning time required to get information transferred ,
 2  its accuracy  meaning has the  receiver  got exact information as intended by receiver
 3 Quantity of communicated data. meaning  can sender was in the position to give  complete details  of information he intended to give.

 When the telegram and telephone  were invented  limitation of speed of communication disappeared  and messages could go instantly  from one end to other end irrespective of distance between the two ends.
Earlier days  long distance communication  used to take days or months depending on the distance where information was required to be sent. With advance in technology speed of communication  increased however quantum  of information (details including photographs and drawings ) required to be sent from one end to other end was still the issue.

When the internet arrived there was  no such limitation .Anyone can now  communicate  instantly across the globe with plenty of information  including photographs and video clips  which are supposed to enhance clarity. There is now flood of information flow these days.  Internet Technology has no doubt enabled everyone to communicate with anyone  wherever he may be located  and made life simpler but now there is a new problem of excess of information available to many irrelevant persons.

The lives  of many  experts have  become   difficult  as they have  become answerable for all their actions to many self proclaimed expert  persons who have plenty of information about the subject but little knowledge.Particularly Doctors have to face these mobile based  experts every second day.

Everyone must realize that there  is definite  difference between knowledge and information.Just by ease of access  to more information one cannot become wiser or expert if  he refuses to use his common sense.
We are living in the era of information technology .....and it is good to have  information  but it can never substitute expertise.and knowledge about the subject .

If one has an entire Oxford  dictionary at his finger tips  it does not mean he or she becomes   expert in English  vocabulary !

Youngsters who boast ,question  and at time even challenge experienced and learned experts based on information available to them on internet , should understand that there are no shortcuts to acquire skill, knowledge and expertise. The wiser thing will be to trust the experts and respect the knowledgeble persons.
Never forget what someone said...
Expertise doesn't come before experience even in the dictionary !










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