Google Is Giving Us Pond-Skater Mind Analysis

Walking through the halls every day, I see students on their cell phones using Facebook, Twitter, and many other social networking sites. Some students are constantly switching between many of these sites, even if there is nothing new to see. Modern day people thirst for the newest, littlest, bits of information, constantly having to know “what’s new”. I feel Andrew Sullivan has made a strong and convincing argument in his article “Google is Giving us Pond-Skater Minds” on how technology is giving today’s society shorter attention spans and changing the way modern day people write. According to Sullivan, technology has been changing people’s writing style since the invention of the typewriter. . In the past, technology has had an effect on the brightest minds such as the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. He had his style of writing changed by the invention of the typewriter. Technology may even be having an effect on the average person in current society. Is it possible that we can …show more content…
For instance, having every last bit of information right at your fingertips isn’t making us dumber, it’s giving us access to the world. If anyone needs to know something or has a question, the internet generally has the answer. There are even websites you can go on to ask professionals questions and get answers almost immediately. There aren’t any negatives to that. Sullivan also claims that it is also getting harder for society to sit down and read books or long texts. He uses himself as an example. I know for a fact that it is not hard for everyone to do this because I for one love reading. I spent my days off this summer reading and I use social media. It ultimately all depends on the person and how they enjoy spending their free time. Just because many people do choose to use the internet for everything does not mean our generation is getting dumber and that we are doomed all