You know..Google may be the most popular search engine across the country. But I don't use Google. If anything is making me stupid..it's Yahoo! You want to talk about distraction..Yahoo has ads and articles on the very first page before you even type anything in the search bar. I am quite concerned though, about our society as a whole, with our dependence on Google, other search engines, and new technology. The article from class was very interesting, and changed my mind-set on how I perceive new technology and advancements.
I have always assumed that technology makes our country smarter and more advanced, but after reading the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” I have a different perspective. According to Nicholas Carr, the Net shapes our process of thought and withers away our capacity for concentration and contemplation. In other words, the internet is making us even more lazy by spoon feeding us the exact information we ask for when we type a phrase in the search engine. This is allowing our brain to relax, so when it comes time that we have to find the answer on our own in a book or encyclopedia, we will be expecting the answer to come right to us. I am not against using Google, but I do believe that our society today heavily relies on the internet more often than not. To find other information on the way technology affects our minds check out this website! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-565207/Modern-technology-changing-way-brains-work-says-neuroscientist.html
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