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There's no such thing as information overload-only filter failure.

Clay Shirky

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Clay Shirky
Age: 61
Born: 1964
Born: January 1
Academic
Scientist
Technology Evangelist
Writer
Columbia
Missouri
Overload
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Filters
Failure
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