Information Overload Fuels Institutional Collapse

A saturated, always‑on information sphere systematically erodes institutional authority by accelerating scandal propagation, bypassing elites’ gatekeepers, and compressing attention spans — producing rapid delegitimization cycles that institutions are poorly equipped to manage. Gurri traces this dynamic through case studies (Trump, Brexit) and argues the effect is structural rather than merely episodic. — This reframes debates about populism, media reform, and institutional resilience: policy must address information dynamics (attention, provenance, gatekeeping) not only policy content.