Information explosion - are we doomed?

A few weeks back, this question was posted by me to Linked In (social networking site) users.

"The trend is to connect everything, toaster, cell phone, people, pagers, PCs. The grand march is towards making more information available at an average user's finger tips, whether they need it or not. Does this in any way help simplify your life?

I am not against technology, as that would put me out of a job. However, I find it annoying that my phone doesn't understand that I am busy and not taking calls. My car knows that I am speeding, but won't warn me, as it assumes, I know that already. Will these devices ever get smart enough to understand the simple needs of humans? What will it take to move us towards information simplification?

NOTE: Please note that the opinions expressed here are mine and does not in any way represent any company that I may be employed with."

The reader response had many an excellent view point on how people deal with the information explosion and as technologists what can we do about it. Aim to provide a summary in my next post.