How Much Is Too Much?

An easy answer is usually not readily available when someone asks: "How much is too much?"

When it comes to things that are known to be bad - smoking cigarettes, for example - we tend to say that one (cigarette) is already too much (which is probably true). When it comes to things that are good - e.g. eating good and healthy food - things get a little more complicated. How are we supposed to know when to stop eating because our bodies can no longer deal efficiently (there's probably a more scientific way of saying that, but you know what I mean :-)) with the amount of food we're putting into it?

Nevertheless, the question of "how much is too much" really becomes interesting the moment we start talking about something that is apparently neutral, i.e. neither good nor bad in and of itself: information.