The information overload of the 16th century

I quite enjoyed this article, much more than I enjoyed the article it is responding to, though I thought both were food for thought: Why Abundance is Good.

It references the challenge of making the Internet into a more perfect medium than it is, of making it ideal for balancing its benefits with its costs. I think that may be the most exciting thing I've heard about the Internet... I'd be tempted to work on that.