The article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid” written by Nicholas Carr confronts the issue that most people including him struggle reading deep, long articles or books. Computers and the Net have changed the way we think and how we read. Now when we try to read we can get distracted and jump to different websites and even some people have quit reading books all together.
My personal experience with this problem is similar. Even reading this 8 page article was a difficult task. I would get lost in my mind or stop and check Facebook . Reading books has always been something that I dread; but reading articles really hasn’t been an issue until now when I’m used to reading something short and sweet and easy to understand. My friends usually don’t like to read either because of how much time it takes and the patience it requires. It’s even a shock when you find someone that really enjoys reading and reads on their own time.
“The Net is becoming a universal medium” the article stated. My school books can now be reached online and most of my homework requires going on the Net. It is definitely convenient but this might show us that convenience is the way to get through life and take the short cuts when there’s a chance. I personally don’t want to live my life that way. I want to be able to talk about my achievements and not say I got through high school.
I feel like the Net has a huge impact on us but maybe bigger then we want it to be. It has influenced us how to read and the way we think. The internet is the reason why we can’t concentrate on deep reading. The reason we feel we have to be perfect to fit in. Maybe the reason why grades go down, or maybe the reason grades go up. The internet does have huge advantages but more than disadvantages? How many people go to the library just to read? Many are on the computer. We should rethink what’s best for the peoples’ knowledge and that might not include upgrading more and more in technology.
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