Weinberger's Too Big to Know Prologue and Chapter 1

In the prologue to Weinberger's "Too Big to Know", he discusses the power of knowledge and what it can do to make changes in the world we live in. He discusses the differences in time periods when it came to how people would obtain their information. It was stated in the prologue that before people could just log onto their computer and Google something in a matter of minutes, people would just know things from common knowledge. Weinberger goes on to say that with a world where everything and anything can be posted online, that it "splinters our attention and spells the end of reflective, long-form thought." For people who are familiar with social media, all it takes is the click of a button to spew a thought or an opinion on something that may be going on in the world. While there are many positives to this, Weinberger believes that this hinders thought processes on specific topics and doesn't have the same feel as reading a newspaper like back in the day.

Weinberger's observations when it came to education and how it's changed over the years can be drawn into many instances in the ways that we get our information today. With the usage of technology in today's world, information can easily be obtained in the blink of an eye and it's almost like traditional teaching isn't seen as the most effective way to learn. With the internet continuously expanding with information, we do the same because we live in a time where the majority of the world uses devices where information can easily be obtained. Because of this, we're able to have just about anything we need to know in the palm of our hands, whether we're using our phones or laptops.