Article by Nicholas Carrs, "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" he makes points that I agree with, even if I find his sources questionable. The article discusses the effects the Internet might have on our ability to concentrate, the difference in knowledge we have now, and our dependence on the Internet. The points raised in Carr's article are very thought-provoking, but his sources make them seem invaluable. Carr discusses the effects the Internet has on our minds and the way we think, as well as how media has changed. Our minds no longer focus. When we converse with people we are constantly distracted by the technological advances brought by our age. Text messages, emails, pop culture drama have taken over thoughts. Our minds have changed from being able to focus and read a long article, to being distracted and skimming the small highlights to give us information. The media were long pages full of information. Now it's turned into short snippets of the bolded points in articles: "Television shows add text scans and pop-up ads, and magazines and newspapers shorten their articles, introduce short summaries, and crowd their pages with easy-to-browse information ." -snippet” (Carr 5). The media has played on our short attention span and constantly questioning mind, adding bright colors and bold prints to the many stories around us. The days of one-page articles are over. Now a page turns into five to ten links, three sublinks, and another twenty sidebars. While Carr's sources may be highly regarded in their field or study, they are not experts in the effects the Internet has on our minds. Bloggers are often very opinionated and do not present themselves as reliable sources of information. The fact that... middle of paper... to the point where we can no longer stay true to natural human characteristics, we are surely dooming ourselves. Although the Internet is very useful and has created many technological advancements, we as humans are not created to function like a computer. Our minds require deep thinking, human interaction, and in-depth knowledge of things so that we can remember and fully understand concepts. The Internet itself is a very useful tool. The progress made is truly astonishing, along with the vast array of information available. Carr's article "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" it is very flawed and does not provide adequate resources to support its claims. That said, Carr points out things that might otherwise have been scrutinized and accepted as normal. His question is sincere, thought-provoking, and a question we should all ask ourselves before it's too late.