Nicholas Ramirez Professor Salerno WRT-101 4 March 2024 The Truth Behind Technology Technology is the machinery and equipment developed through the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes or applications. The use of technology in our daily lives has become something everyone has meshed into their lives when it comes to checking the weather on their smartphones, reading an article, and posting their daily activities on social media. The article “Is Google Making Us Stupid” by Nicholas Carr has shed light on how the internet as a whole has corrupted human nature's thought process. As well, Nicholas Carr also exemplifies how the ability to pay attention to many humans has dwindled as the internet has become more of a factor in humans' daily lives. …show more content…
Both articles implicate evidence that teenagers are being harmed due to the daily overuse of technology. Having the ability to scroll through social media all day, to scroll through the internet, and so many other countless things that can be done with technology is destroying not just teenagers but all humans, no matter what age, when it comes to their thought processes and emotions. The negatives of our smartphone-mediated culture drastically outweigh the positives, primarily due to the harm that technology is creating for teenagers and for every human who is using technology daily. The way our mind thinks, processes and overall functions dictate what type of life path someone takes. However, these paths are being altered due to the drastic increase in technology use among teenagers and, generally, humans. The article “Is Google Making Us Stupid” by Nicholas Carr shows how the negatives of our smartphone-mediated culture outweigh the positives. It outweighs the positive in one specific way because technology is making humans, specifically teenagers, think slower and not be able to genuinely focus on certain