Nicholas Carr's 'Is Google Making USupid?'

Do you feel less intelligent after using the internet? Do you feel that the internet took skills from you? Nicholas Carr, in his article Is Google Making Us Stupid?, claims that through the use of the internet our concentration lessens, as well as our ability to read deeply. He also implies the easily available information makes men intellectually lazy and less studious, in turn weakening their minds. Although I agree with Carr up to a point, I cannot accept his overriding assumption that the internet is completely to blame when people experience these problems. The internet contributes to a vast majority of easily accessible information in our society; it is an extremely useful tool. The negative effects Carr expresses are all based on either the misuse of the internet or the inability to maintain the skills he claims humans lose because of the internet. The internet does not ruin our capacity for concentration or contemplation as Carr states, “what the Net seems to be doing is chipping away my capacity for concentration and contemplation. My mind now …show more content…
In actuality the quick access to any information allows a lot more learning to happen. In fact, because it is so easy it almost promotes learning more, we have questions throughout the day where we might reach for our smartphones and quickly get the an answer to any number of questions. If the internet didn’t allow for such easy access, we might not be as inclined to take time out and discover the answer. Therefore, it really contributes to