> 34 gigabytes for an average person on an average day
Not a tremendously meaningful statistic, at least for the person consuming it. Depending on the kind of TV you have, you could consume 10X as many bytes watching the same TV show. What does that mean?
"All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value."
— Carl Sagan (1934–1996)
If the bits in a video broadcast were printed and bound, it would make a formidable book. But very dull reading, I'm sure.
I remember the day Carl Sagan died. I was on irc, and when I saw the news, since it was on-topic, I passed it along to my channel. A long time ago...
From the linked article:
In 2008, Americans consumed information for about 1.3 trillion hours, an average of almost 12 hours per day. Consumption totaled 3.6 zettabytes and 10,845 trillion words, corresponding to 100,500 words and 34 gigabytes for an average person on an average day.