Polish media reflects on the overwhelming nature of information through a Stanisław Lem reference, questioning the value of the Epstein document release.
A Literary Reference
There is a story in Stanisław Lem’s “Cyberiad” where two traveling thinking machines, Klapaucjusz and Trurl, encounter a dangerous Dragon.
The thief was characterized by “infinite greed for all knowledge.”
Overcoming Information Overload
The duo of constructors overcame him, burying him under an avalanche of information, in no way unscreened.
The Dragon’s Fate
The Dragon got caught up in reading: “that the daughter of King Petrycy of Labaudia was called Garbunda, and what Frederick II the Pale King ate for breakfast before declaring war on the Gwendolins, and how many electron shells an atom of termionolium would have if such an element were possible.”
In the meantime, Klapaucjusz and Trurl flew away safely.
