Is Google Making USupid Summary

Technology Is Time and Interest Oriented

The article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” is written by Carr Nicholas who wants to convey a message that media or other technologies could not take place of the way we circuit our own thoughts. He first uses examples from Stanley Kubrick’s 2007: A Space Odyssey to show that his mind is different from before. His way of thinking and the way of reading have changed because nowadays online “instant availability”. He then used many people’s experience on the Google convenience and they meet the same situation like Carr. They changed the way they think so reading becomes a struggle for them. Then Carr wants to systemize it as an option which technology benefits us. Though this could help us improve the
I agree with Carr’s view on people inevitably choose a more efficient way on their action and thought. Nowadays, we could always see some “lazy” news. A headphone could move to another song just by biting the teeth because the electronic component inside the headphone could sense the biting muscle. Dishwashers keep house women from being annoyed by the dirty dishes. A bed could clean up its sheet automatically after people get up. All these new technologies could save people’s time so they are invented. I would like to use my experience to discuss the electronic dictionary. In the old day, my teacher will say I should prepare a dictionary whenever I need to look up a new word. She said it is a good way to improve English. When I used an electronic dictionary from market, I could use it look up 5 more words at a time than the traditional dictionary. Not mention the checking proficiency in printed dictionary could potentially improve my English Skills. Since the electronic dictionary could be more time-saving, the traditional one is sifted out in the younger generation. It is also same in the article that New York Times adopts a strategy to shorten the information so that people could catch what they want to know faster. Because it could save the time, people would love to accept this feature. That is why people continually invent a faster transportation. It develops from walking, carriage, steam train, car, and flight to nowadays
I would first argue about Carr’s doubt on Google’s collecting data in purpose of advertisement interest. We can’t blame a company for its commercial purposes. Every company need ways to earn its living and so does Google. Google services mostly are offered free and we could not take it for granted. The reason why Google do all these for free is related to Google’s company belief which is bringing a better technology to the whole world. Recently Google is launching a project with Wi-Fi balloon flowing around the world so that remote area could also experience the convenience of Internet. Only with macro and foreseeing believes could Google expand so large today. They provided innovative ideas and these ideas are making our daily life more convenient. So it is reasonable for Google to collect our data for commercial reason. As a search Engine Company, the biggest profit is from advertisements. Even though Carr might treat Google’s plan of building a better off artificial brain is mask of commercial interest, it is still a trend for human to develop such thing. Investor will always put their money in potential project like building a brain better than human. Sometimes it is also for political and military purpose. The competitions always exist between different countries. There are so many brilliant innovative projects and technology ideas, but only those which could gain most potential economic and