Argument Summary: Is Google Making USupid?

Is Google Making Us Stupid? Nicholas Carr asks this question in his Article published in The Atlantic Magazine and poses the readers to give it some thought. Carr is of the opinion that the internet is changing the way people think and how their minds work; hence he argues that this has a negative effect on the mind of people. Carr suggests that, people’s intellectual lives are becoming like a piece of work in industrial manufacturing that are built for maximum speed and efficiency (Carr n.p.). He is of the opinion that, Google works with search engines is heading to build manmade intelligence on a large scale. Carr thinks that, people should be doubtful of the internet because of the different ways it may be changing the way people think. In my opinion, when I was reading through the article one experience that I could relate to is one that Carr describes as feeling unable to read long texts. I agree with Carr that, people spend much of their time dealing with
It’s the decision of people to analyze the benefits and also be knowledgeable of the dangers of the internet. If people depend on the internet for everything they may run the risk of becoming "Pancake people". I think people should keep hold of their common sense and assess where the internet fits in their life and not allow it to corrupt their minds. In conclusion, Carr articles touches on a topic that is very important, since the introduction of the internet has brought about a rapid changes in how the society go about accomplishing tasks. However, I do not think that google makes people stupid, since being unable to read long texts can be as a result of the different ways people employ while reading, it’s certainly not the end of creativity but it has only ushered a new error of obtaining information where people must adapt and recognize but not dwell on old ways of obtaining information and