This article- Does the Internet Make You Smarter? by Clay Shirky, the author of the book- ‘Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age’. It talks about the phenomenon of 1.8 billion Internet users having a free ride in terms of the consumption as well as creation of media in various forms, which include paperback books to YouTube videos. However, the author tends to question the efficacy of freedom without counterbalance checks in terms of professional standards. This could lead of deterioration of societal standards and a collapse of our intellectual strength. He feels that the same could make our young people stupid. He cited the analogy of the spread of Gutenberg's press. Unfettered press allowing multiple versions of
