The article "The Hazards of Nerd Supremacy: The Case of WikiLeaks" by Jaron Lanier in The Atlantic discusses the divisive perceptions about tech hacker groups like Wikileaks and Anonymous. Lanier challenges the popular view in the tech industry of these groups as underdogs fighting overpowering governments and corporations, instead critiquing them for using their new-found power irresponsibly. He delves into the "nerd supremacy" ideology, which believes that a vast amount of information automatically equates to truth and power on the internet.
A sufficiently copious flood of data creates an illusion of omniscience, and that illusion can make you stupid.