Carr, N. (2008, July 1). Is Google Making Us Stupid? The Atlantic. Retrieved April 15, 2014 from
Nicholas Carr's essay "Is Google Making us
Stupid" claims that internet affects our way of thinking and making us
lazier. Carr noted that the internet influenced his reading ability, for
example, before he used to read books without any distractions, but now when he
reads articles from the internet, he gets easily distracted. According to
Bruce Friedman, the internet has changed his mental habits. He said that
"I now have almost totally lost the ability to read and absorb a longish
article on the web or in print." The article mentioned that
people developed a skimming skill, where they did not read the full article
from the internet; instead, they just skimmed the article. Moreover, the
internet websites provided the shortened versions of articles, news and
summaries of books. This shortcut spared our time, but it decreased our reading
ability. As we became more related to the internet, we sopped to exercise our
memory and became forgetful.
I agree with Carr’s ideas. The internet makes our
life easier, however, it changes our way of thinking and distracts our mind. Even
though the internet is beneficial, it develops some problems, such as addiction
to social media, which distracts people’s normal life. Also, I think that the
internet makes us to think in its way, meaning that the internet limits our way
of thinking.
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