Not much thought goes into opening a web browser and Googling a question that’s on your mind. It’s become habitual for the everyday millennial to turn to Google if they need information instantaneously. Traditional methods such as visiting a local library or reading books to gain knowledge have been rendered unnecessary and inconvenient. Despite Google’s creation of an allegedly flawless platform that helps users travel through the web with ease, some have theorized that Google has selfish intentions. Although we commend Google for its ability to bring forth hundreds of search results within seconds, consequently, these rapid responses have compromised our patience and affected our brain's ability to focus on a single subject for an extended
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Emerson was the father of transcendentalism, a movement that believed in the goodness of nature, followers would often take time out of their day to sit quietly and connect to their environment, although this practice seems outdated, it is actually quite ingenious. WIthin our fast paced world, there is little time to relax our minds and look back upon our day, consequently, “ The contemplative mind is overwhelmed by the noisy world’s mechanical business.” (Carr 167) it is easy for a deep thinker to feel out of place in the modern due to the obsession with efficiency. Some would argue that companies such as google try to infatuate people with the idea of efficiency. However this is simply not true, google is not trying to infiltrate the minds of its users and have them forget the ability to relax and ponder, it is simply a convenient company that an individual has to limit their exposure to, just as all programs …show more content…
Essentially, google relies on advertisements for profit. In hopes to exhaust key information from a web page, many will quickly skim through the page, it is rare that a user will decide to intensely read through an article. The majority of users navigate from one website to another when they are searching for material, google encourages this practice by providing an abundance of web pages that the researcher can utilize. Moreover, one will usually jump from website to website, trying to find as much information as possible. Unsurprisingly, this is the behavior that google wants users to execute. The more sites one visits, the more advertisements they are exposed to, therefore, the more currency google obtains. However, this system has a dangerous side effect lurking beneath the surface, the immense variety of web pages that google can display gives the user no reason to carefully read through an article. Consequently, the user mimics the actions of a machine, resolving to scanning the page for snippets of information, depriving themselves the experience of profound thought. Ultimately, the choice rests with the individual, “The development of a well-rounded mind requires both an ability to find and quickly parse a wide range of information and a capacity for open ended reflection.” (Carr 168), whether they want to take the time to deduce and mindfully comprehend is in their
Emerson was the father of transcendentalism, a movement that believed in the goodness of nature, followers would often take time out of their day to sit quietly and connect to their environment, although this practice seems outdated, it is actually quite ingenious. WIthin our fast paced world, there is little time to relax our minds and look back upon our day, consequently, “ The contemplative mind is overwhelmed by the noisy world’s mechanical business.” (Carr 167) it is easy for a deep thinker to feel out of place in the modern due to the obsession with efficiency. Some would argue that companies such as google try to infatuate people with the idea of efficiency. However this is simply not true, google is not trying to infiltrate the minds of its users and have them forget the ability to relax and ponder, it is simply a convenient company that an individual has to limit their exposure to, just as all programs …show more content…
Essentially, google relies on advertisements for profit. In hopes to exhaust key information from a web page, many will quickly skim through the page, it is rare that a user will decide to intensely read through an article. The majority of users navigate from one website to another when they are searching for material, google encourages this practice by providing an abundance of web pages that the researcher can utilize. Moreover, one will usually jump from website to website, trying to find as much information as possible. Unsurprisingly, this is the behavior that google wants users to execute. The more sites one visits, the more advertisements they are exposed to, therefore, the more currency google obtains. However, this system has a dangerous side effect lurking beneath the surface, the immense variety of web pages that google can display gives the user no reason to carefully read through an article. Consequently, the user mimics the actions of a machine, resolving to scanning the page for snippets of information, depriving themselves the experience of profound thought. Ultimately, the choice rests with the individual, “The development of a well-rounded mind requires both an ability to find and quickly parse a wide range of information and a capacity for open ended reflection.” (Carr 168), whether they want to take the time to deduce and mindfully comprehend is in their