Should People Rely On The Internet

People know that technology is a part of our everyday lives and use it constantly. There are some advantages and disadvantages to the internet, but people should try not to rely on the internet so much. In addition, Carr argues that uninterrupted and meditative thinking is very crucial for our intellectual brains, and that books specifically encourage such deep thinking because they are linear and enclosed – you sit down and work through the argument. For instance, “...they say, the benefits they get from using the Net- quick access to loads of information, potent searching and filtering tools, an easy way to share their opinions with a small but interested audience- make up for the loss of their ability to sit still and turn the pages of a book or magazine” (Carr 8). On the contrary, Carr states that the internet makes us prone to disruptions, shallow reading, surfing without understanding. Many people think this is true. By using the internet so much it makes us lose a little part of ourselves everyday.
Carr claims that the net makes us get distracted.
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The factors that contribute to how the internet negatively affects people's brains are hyperlinks, distracting media, and increased tendency to skim. For example, while on the internet anything could distract us like ads, making us want to click them and in the end people do click them, and searching for other things. Another example would be, “maybe this is just out cultural lot: we live in the age of skimming. I want to finish the whole thing, I really do. I wish you would, too. Really stop quitting! But who am I kidding. I’m busy. You’re bust. There’s always something else to read, watch, play, or eat” (Manjoo). Lastly, people should be more aware of the internet can do to our