Is Google Really Making Us Stupid???

2. When it comes to the topic of the article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid” by Nicholas Carr, most of us will readily agree that today’s society is made easier with the technology available to us. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of is this technology really making us stupid? Or just lazy. Some are convinced that with this technology our brains are not being used nearly as much and in terms weakening our minds. I believe that that is true, because even though we read throughout the day does not mean the reading we find helpful such as Internet and texting is not at the level to let our brains have to find a deeper meaning that you would have to do if you were searching for such information yourself.

3. My own view is that we read daily through Internet and texting and even though we do read more than we did years ago it is at such a level that is not allowing our brains to work, and in such can weaken our minds. Though I concede that it’s a bit melodramatic to say that such a website as Google is making us stupid, I still maintain that yes we do use this website to gather information which makes it easier on our parts and could be causing our minds to become weak. For example, a quote from the article states, “Our ability to interpret text, to make the rich mental corrections that form when we read deeply and without distraction, remains largely disengaged,” (Carr 3). Although some might object that the Internet is helping us and there is no need find any objections because we know more now than we did years ago, I reply that what we do daily is important to us but it also important to let your mind work from time to time; let it find a deeper meaning. The issue is important because we all need to think once and awhile and by finding a deeper meaning and asking questions allows us to find out more out about that subject and ourselves.