Search engines such as Google make life much easier by accessing hundreds and even thousands of different sources of information. In the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr he shows that the internet is negatively affecting people's ability to observe and concentrate. According to Carr, with so much information available to people on the internet, it makes them less patient and focused. While books require people to read thoroughly and search for information, on the internet people can just skim through quickly, go from article to article, and just read titles to figure out what information is needed. Carr writes, “When we read online, we tend to become ‘mere decoders of information.’ Our ability to interpret text, to make …show more content…
Carr says, nowadays people are able to skim through information from the internet of which usually takes hours by book. For example,“Research that once required days in the stacks or periodical rooms of libraries can now be done in minutes. A few Google searches, some quick clicks on hyperlinks, and I’ve got the telltale fact or pithy quote I was after.”Carr also says, the internet has advanced by allowing people to skim through many different articles to find the right one in order to complete assignments and research. The internet has become a universal medium for many people. For example, “the Net is becoming a universal medium, the conduit for most of the information that flows through my eyes and ears and into my mind.” As a result Carr says, information just flows through people and straight into their mind; the internet is slowly taking over as the main source for information. The internet is a main source for information because it is quick and easy for people to access what they need in a matter of minutes or even …show more content…
Carr says, I’m not the only one. When I mention my troubles with reading to friends and acquaintances. For example, “The more they use the Web, the more they have to fight to stay focused on long pieces of writing.” According to Carr some bloggers have stopped referring to print sources for information overall. It may be possible that the Internet is just more convenient. For example, “What happened?’ He speculates on the answer: ‘What if I do all my reading on the web not so much because the way I read has changed” Carr says that the internet is a way to seek convenience but also because of the way people think. Overall the cognition of humans are negatively affecting their ability to read long