Carr's Essay: Is Google Making USupid?

In Carr’s Article, he voices the idea that Google is making us stupid and that the internet is changing the way we think. Carr begins his article with a quote from the movie Space Odyssey. “Dave, stop, will you” (Carr 1). He described it as a chilling scene. This part of the article is fictional, but does a good job of leading up to his next point. He discusses that he feels like his mind is being influenced by advancing technologies. Carr is showing the uneasiness that people have towards advancing technology. He states that even as a writer his mind struggles to keep focused on a book. He blames this on the internet, which he describes as “The perfect recall of silicone memory” (2).

Carr explains that we think less deeply, and rely too much on quick facts, instead of the traditional critical thinking and research. He also says that the human brain is malleable, able to hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking, and can be influenced by the internet’s impressions. Carr says “research that once required days in the stacks or periodical rooms of libraries can now be done in minutes”. In today’s world we don’t have time to do lengthy hours of research. The Internet and Google provides the

In the article, Google and the Internet does not make us stupid like Carr suggest it does, but rather blind to the effects that it has on our minds. He informs us that new technology impacts cultural and social behavior. In the article, Carr states that people are having a very difficult time focusing on reading and being immersed in literature, but it is not the fault of the internet or Google. People today are just not motivated enough to research anything, “Just Google It” is what people say now when they can’t find an answer. Humans are impatience. It’s not called fast food for no reason. Humans now, in our modern age, cannot live without instant