什么是“信息污染”？
<p> 在电脑前工作的时候会时不时刷新一下微博？在某个网站注册登录过一次之后，就会经常收到他们的推广邮件？在信息无处不在的时代，信息污染也已经随处可见了。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> (<span word="also">also</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="info">info</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>") <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contamination">contamination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="irrelevant">irrelevant</span>, <span word="redundant">redundant</span>, <span word="unsolicited">unsolicited</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="value">value</span> <span word="information">information</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="useless">useless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="undesirable">undesirable</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detrimental">detrimental</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adverse">adverse</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>.</p><p> 信息污染（<span word="information">information</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>或<span word="info">info</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>）指信息源被大量无关的、多余的、强行介入的低价值信息所浸染的现象。那些无用和不受欢迎的信息传播会对人类行为产生不利影响。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="descriptions">descriptions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="methods">methods</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span>, <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="messaging">messaging</span> (<span word="IM">IM</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="RSS">RSS</span> <span word="feeds">feeds</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adapt">adapt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="cognitive">cognitive</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deteriorate">deteriorate</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="excess">excess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="overload">overload</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="paralysis">paralysis</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="exacerbated">exacerbated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>. <span word="Anything">Anything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="distracts">distracts</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="pollutant">pollutant</span>. (<span word="Source">Source</span>: <span word="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</span>)</p>
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