In Nicholas Carr's "Is Google making us Stupid?” he talks about the different ways the Internet is making us think. He mentions some of the side affects of being on the Internet, for example we cannot read as long of stories or articles as we once had been able to. I feel that Nicholas Carr makes some great points. Personally, I can tell how much harder of a task reading long things has become. Even reading this article was a struggle. The Internet has in fact made it easier for us to find information fast, but the question is, do we really get all the information from the Internet that we would from a book? I would think most of the time we do not. If we really sat there and read a book based on the information we were researching, we would probably know much more on that topic. The problem is, that most people have found that it is very hard to concentrate on a book for hours. I wonder, why is this though? It used to just be natural to be able to read a book for a long period of time. Now, it is a struggle that many people are facing. I myself know that I skim articles and books, just to get the main point. It is a sad truth, that we are loosing a skill because a new opportunity has emerged. Our knowledge can be great, if we learn how to concentrate and use the Internet correctly. It will take some time, but I believe we can do it.
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