Today generations have more access to technology than previous generations. The technology is a way to expand and distribute knowledge. Technology has not made this generation dumber, but it actually helped this generation to think of innovative ways that furthered our society. It made our life much easier, but it surely does not mean that the current generation is the dumbest. It actually helped the generation to grow smarter and made our brain smarter. The old ways should not be seen as superior in comparison with the different way of thinking.
To begin with, the article “The Dumbest Generation? Don’t be Dumb” by Sharon Begley feels that the internet is not killing the brains it actually improving thinking ability. According to Begley,
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This search engine gives us more information, idea, and let us be intensified with innovation. We are able to obtain more information with Google and gain information quickly than going through servals books to get the information you require. According to Carr, “Once I was a scuba diver in the sea of words. Now I zip along the surface like a guy on a Jet Ski (Source 4).” The writer is basically comparing Google with the old way of finding the information. Google is the most well-known for its great search engine. There is no doubt that Google has changed people lives and made their life easier. People can find the answer to any questions easily on Google. Compared to the book, that would have taken more than an hour just to find an answer. It allows people to find information quickly rather than searching in the book for what they want to know. Undoubtedly, Google changed many people lives and it is not important to flip through the pages of the book when the information can be found on Google. Therefore, this generation cannot be called as the dumbest generation because there are basically saving their time so they can learn different things. Technology does not make a person dumber it actually makes them