"Is Google Really Making Us Stupid?"

It is true that Google, and other search engines have made the 21st Centurians lazier. It is another question to ask if it made people stupider. The question that Carr made me think was if convenience correlates with stupidity.

From my experience, I think that the web has made me stupider, in the sense that I can't concentrate anymore. I'm sure that this problem relates to almost all of my peers. We still have our childhood to rely on our concentration, but it is likely that the next generation would be exposed to internet much earlier.

People are highly influenced by what they see or read. Many people believe in what they read, whether it is a book, or a web article. But it much easier for deceivers to put a lie on the internet. The internet gives up-to-date knowledge to the individuals, but there are also many fallacies circulating on the internet. Information on sites like WIkipedia can be completely wrong, but people are vulnerable to believe them. People are gullible, and the web is lurking with predators who want trick them.

The two obvious problems derived from internet, is lack of concentration and being prone to misleading information. I am still very hesitant in believing that Google has made me stupider, because it has introduced me to many things I would have never known or read, if it wasn't for the internet. Because of the internet, I am partially aware of what is going on, because of Yahoo News headlines. And all the correct information given on the internet has really helped me. When I am concerned of my health I read several articles on how to stay healthy and lose weight. If I have a burning question that is bugging me, I can later look it up on the internet. It is hard to say that this information station has made me stupider. It just made me lazier. I do read full-length articles online, and reading online makes me love reading books more. Although I can hardly get to reading, because I'm on the internet, the internet has made me learn to aprecciate books. I go back to a book, feeling that it is more hands-on then the internet. Sites like dictionary.com has taught me a substantial amount of vocabulary words, and I know I that it has not misleaded me.

Overall, I can't agree with Carr's statement, but I do agree with him on the idea that Google has made the world so much lazier.