The Neutral Web

In the first article "The amorality of web 2.0", the author at first seems to have a clear understanding of the possibilities that are offered web 2.0. He compares web 2.0 to the ideals of the New Age era of the 70's. However, he quickly takes a steep turn and denounces the web as not be collective intelligence but instead collective ignorance. Truthfuly, he is the one that is ignorant. He sees the web as some bulletin board where everything that is posted is seen by all. He ignores the fact that, most trash published on the internet is filtered out. This filter technology will only get better in the next few years and eventually we will reach new possibilities with the web. One must not look at the web as a stagnant thing. It is constantly evolving just like all technology, and it will only get faster and smarter.

Carr says "Excuse me for stating the obvious, but this is garbage, an incoherent hodge-podge of dubious factoids" , when describing wikipedia and using it as an example to prove the ill-worth of web 2.0. However, I dont understand what is wrong with a "hodge-podge" of facts. It is a much quicker way of receiving information because it bipasses the all the fluff and unimportant information. Carr fails to see that the web is introducing a new social policy that rewards efficiency over quality.