"Is Google Making Us Stupid?" -Nicholas Carr- (Abstract)

Nicholas Carr states that for him the net seems to be chipping away at his capacity for concentration and contemplation (p.20). To further this claim he suggests that our ability to interpret text, make a mental connection when reading deeply and without distraction, has disengaged (p.22). To enforce such claims he withdraws statements from colleagues, authors and scholars whom have admitted to having the same experience. One in particular creates scientific proof that these experiences are all valid. James Olds, professor of neurology and director of the Kransow Institute for Advanced at George Mason University, is quoted saying "the brain has the ability to re-program itself on the fly, altering the way it functions." From this Carr agrees, myself included, that we take in the qualities of those technologies (p.23).

With this conclusion the reader can further analyze this information and conclude that our brain will begin to act as the Internet does and call for things quickly. This then leads to a state of laziness and decrease concentration. Our life, our minds and our way of thinking has been altered by the Internet. This has happened in such a way that we can no longer do something as simple as reading a book because our minds have been so weakened. We can neither focus nor properly analyze the book and discover its deeper meaning. So I believe one can go forward from the question "Is Google Making Us Stupid," to the question "Is the Internet making us lazy? Unfocused? Or All of the Above?"