Of course, one can argue that some kinds of knowledge—like the kinds you and I know? -- are vastly more important than others, but such a claim is usually more snobbery than fact.
“Comparing information and knowledge is like asking whether the fatness of a pig is more or less green than the designated hitter rule.”
-- David Guaspari
— Nick Szabo, quoted elsewhere in this post. Fight!
Knowledge and information are different things. An audiobook takes up more hard disk space than an e-book, but they both convey the same knowledge.
“Comparing information and knowledge is like asking whether the fatness of a pig is more or less green than the designated hitter rule.” -- David Guaspari
I now have coffee on my monitor.