We are, of course, amazed that our readers occasionally disagree with our brilliant and witty essays. In fact, sometimes quite a few readers think that The Outrage editors are wrong, misanthropic, idiotic, selfish, deluded, or all of the above.

Mother Outrage always told us that even the dull and the ignorant should have their say, so we've allowed space below for those dissenting opinions (and for shameless flattery).

Actually, information overload is not a new malady. In fact, several decades James Thurber wrote an essay about the problem. The media tried to cope with the situation by compressing the information-publications like Reader's Digest, for example. Now we have the six PM news to compress everything into one ten minute sound bite. Any way, in the Thurber essay, the compulsion to compress and bite everything into more managable chunks finally resulted in one news service encompassing all the events in the world in one day into one word-IRTNOG-you see, and then the reader knew everything that had happened!

Don't laugh, Clinton thinks his critics can hurt his reputation but never touch his character-oh well, true enough, he has made his character....

I was just surfing the net and found your page. I really enjoy it and just want to say, Keep up the good work. and also Hi but that's all no more nothing else yep not a single word more not from me no siree well bye

FIVE IS ALIVE!!!!!! INPUT!!!! NEED INPUT!!!!

Looks like there might be a new 12 step program on the horizon, now is the time to get in on the ground floor of a money making opportunity. The supplying of information soon it may be illegal, making the profits all that much more delightful

Your reader wrote:

"The I-O case will likely closely mimic the cigs case: no informational advertising near schools, informational taxes, age verification prior to any information disseminations (we must protect the children), and finally, heavy fines to the providers of all of this dangerous information (this means you DO)."

No problemo! The schools replaced information with diversity training, multicultural nonsense, junk science etc. years ago. If they started taxing that nonsense the government and many of our major corporations would have been bankruot years ago.

We out of date, middle aged, white males refer ti this form of addiction as "being an educated human being."

I suppose we should just fall back and listen to the evening network news, vote for Clinton and worry about global warming.

Yes! It's true! I've seen good friends with haggard faces after spending several hours on the internet getting "junk news". I can say that I almost succumbed to the addiction about two months ago to a web page (dare I mention the name?) called Liberty & Justice.

It's a forum where people give their opinion or vent their anger about anything - but usually regarding politics and government. At least 10 posts per day but sometimes as many as 30. I just HAD to read each and every one! I would read till I found my nose banging on the keyboard - went to take a nap - and then back again.

Finally, I looked in the lower left corner of the screen and discovered that I had over 500 posts that were un-read and - came the dawn - "What am I doing?!!!!!" It took me several days to finally type out to majordomo (or whatever) to unsubscribe.

Of course, there were many posts that were extremely interesting and I really miss them - in fact, I've been wondering if maybe - just maybe - I can re-subscribe - and just - and just - - - read the - read the interesting ones - and - and - and - NO! NO! - AHHHHHHH!

You know, if adults and kids felt an overwhelming urge to go to their local public library every day and stoke up on information, either from books or even newspapers, we would look upon that as a good thing. I'm not so sure that I see a clear distinction between acquiring knowledge at the library or electronically.

If it takes the internet to get people informed and involved, then so be it. I recognize, of course, that the net is rife with truth, insightful commentary i.e. DO, junk, disinformation, hate, and you-name-it. But, so is life.

If the population are exposed to all of this, perhaps the wisdom to distinguish truth from lies will emerge. At the very least, it is an insurance policy against government and media information control, so long as it remains a free and open forum.

I suppose that after the tobacco settlements, and the upcoming fatty foods settlements, we'll get the information-overload settlements.

The I-O case will likely closely mimic the cigs case: no informational advertising near schools, informational taxes, age verification prior to any information disseminations (we must protect the children), and finally, heavy fines to the providers of all of this dangerous information (this means you DO).

Information addiction is indeed tragic. The political leaders of the world though may be the ones that stand the most to lose. Imagine a world community both informed and enlightened.

I'll personally confess to the addiction without shame, I spend a minimum of 2 hours daily reading various internet based "news", though I've yet to experience withdrawals from an occasional missed day.

I am as a result both enlightened & informed, a dangerous condition in the opinions of many on the far left. They will be simply thrilled with my current beta development project, IV News," one shot & you know what's hot."