It's the second dark ages.
No.
It's the "so bright you can't see a damn thing" ages. We're swamped with information. We consume it constantly, as fast as possible, but there's always more.
And so much of it is COMPLETE SHIT. More than ever in history it is readily apparent that most of the information humans generate is garbage.
The solution is not to shut it all off and pack it in. Firstly, we can't. Secondly, that would be quitting while ahead. We're humans.
The only way to stop it is to make the machines SHUT UP. Tell the spam servers to SHUT UP. Tell AdWords to SHUT UP. Tell the pop ups to SHUT UP. Tell the mouthy bus driver to SHUT UP. Call the talk shows and tell them to SHUT UP. Tell your boss to SHUT UP. Everybody and everything that is not feeding you timely, interesting, or useful information needs to SHUT UP, so I will now
SHUT UP
The collective unconscious is a blithering idiot.
Oh god, I hate that guy.
Did you guys hear the newlyweds are having a PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT? OMG SCANDAL