#233 Number of Hits & Meaning?

     A recent editorial had the promising title "Information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, wisdom is not truth." The abstract indicated the author would describe "the evolution of concepts related to knowledge." 
       Benjamins VR. Information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, wisdom is not truth. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (2012), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2012.10.005 

      Instead, it listed the numbers of hits a series of terms generated on Google. The quantity of anything - be it hits, "likes", or Facebook "friends" - should have no bearing on the quality of your life. Numbers lack inherent meaning.

      "Man's search for meaning is the primary motivation in his life."      Viktor Frankl

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