The Internet In Nicholas Carr's 'The Shallows'

The Internet holds infinite knowledge, answers, information, and entertainment; ultimately, the entire world in just one search engine, otherwise known as the World Wide Web. Constantly, mindlessly, and subconsciously we use the Internet, almost as if it’s become our second nature. Most of society finds gratification on instant information, now; “the average number of Google searches per day has grown from 9,800 in 1998 to over 4.7 trillion today” (Academicearth). We perceive this as a positive aspect as technology has improved drastically over the years, however, society may be ignoring the fact how the Internet is changing the way we think. Although the Internet may have positive attributes, studies have found that the “Google effect” is changing the way our brains interrupt information (Huffington). It …show more content…
No one can deny that the Internet has become an important part of society. The debate to whether the Internet changes the way we think is controversial. Nicholas Carr, the writer of the book “The Shallows” essentially believes our dependence on the Internet is damaging our concentration. During Nicholas Carr’s research for his book “The Shallows”, he noticed a drastic change in his