“Is Google Making Us Stupid”
It has become very common in the world to use the Internet every single day of our life. In the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid” Nicholas Carr tackles the issues that he notices in himself, starting with how he no longer has the ability and it has become increasingly difficult to simply read a lengthy scholarly article. Carr states “My mind would get caught up in the narrative or the turns of the argument, and I’d spend hours strolling through long stretches of prose” (314). Carr is explaining to us that in his earlier years of life, he would not have this issue that he used to enjoy reading long educational articles. But as the years have gone by, (around a decade), Carr tells us that all the hyperlinks that instantly bring you to that page where the author got his/her information for the article do not simply tell you where to find the information, they propel you to that information in an instant. Unlike before the reader would have to be more engaged and would require you to search …show more content…
While it is amazing the resources and information that is at our fingertips at a moments notice, Carr refers to Marshall McLuhan who pointed out in the 1960’s that “media are not just passive channels of information. They supply the stuff of thought, but they also shape the process of thought.” (315). So the question then comes to mind can the Internet really change how people read? A recent fiver-year research study by scholars from University College London would have to say yes. As they found during they examination of two scholarly websites that people tended to not read entire articles they were more likely to have “a form of skimming activity,” where the reader would be jumping from page to page and rarely return to the page again. Although sometimes people would even save said pages they often wouldn’t return again and actually read
It has become very common in the world to use the Internet every single day of our life. In the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid” Nicholas Carr tackles the issues that he notices in himself, starting with how he no longer has the ability and it has become increasingly difficult to simply read a lengthy scholarly article. Carr states “My mind would get caught up in the narrative or the turns of the argument, and I’d spend hours strolling through long stretches of prose” (314). Carr is explaining to us that in his earlier years of life, he would not have this issue that he used to enjoy reading long educational articles. But as the years have gone by, (around a decade), Carr tells us that all the hyperlinks that instantly bring you to that page where the author got his/her information for the article do not simply tell you where to find the information, they propel you to that information in an instant. Unlike before the reader would have to be more engaged and would require you to search …show more content…
While it is amazing the resources and information that is at our fingertips at a moments notice, Carr refers to Marshall McLuhan who pointed out in the 1960’s that “media are not just passive channels of information. They supply the stuff of thought, but they also shape the process of thought.” (315). So the question then comes to mind can the Internet really change how people read? A recent fiver-year research study by scholars from University College London would have to say yes. As they found during they examination of two scholarly websites that people tended to not read entire articles they were more likely to have “a form of skimming activity,” where the reader would be jumping from page to page and rarely return to the page again. Although sometimes people would even save said pages they often wouldn’t return again and actually read