Harvard Business Review asked this question, suggesting that while knowledge is generally a good thing, there is a point at which it may be bad: we can only comprehend so much; our minds have limits in our ability to digest information, just as shelves are only meant to hold so many books and too much knowledge can undermine the greatest insights, the deepest conjectures.
A Mundane Comedy is Dominic Kelleher's new book, which will be published in mid 2024. The introduction is available here and further extracts will appear on this site and on social media in the coming months.