PLN#5! (PLN#3 re-write)

Is google making us stupid? by Nicholas Carr, Describes how the internet can make us lose our train of thought when is comes to reading long articles and even books. Nicholas Carr is a journalist and has been using the computer for over ten years. He states that he’s been losing concentration when it comes to reading long articles or even books. His accusation, the internet. Carr claims that before he was using the internet, he was reading books, and that he loved it, but know that he’s a journalist and uses the internet alot, he feels as if it is harder to get into a book or a long article. He then states that Maryanne Wolf (author of  Proust and the Squid: The story and the science of the reading brian), has the exact same observation. She states that the internet may weaken our brains, maybe to the point, where as, we may lose interest in long articles or books, Because we are already filling our brains with the internet. Carr describes how With technology moving forward, the “out-of-date” old-fashioned books and articles may be left behind.


Is google making us stupid? by Nicholas Carr, States that, Even though technology is getting newer, our brains seem to stay the same, they may be actually getting worse because of the internet. Even though Carr makes some valid points in this article, I dont think it’s the computer, or even the internet, that's making us lose focus when it comes to reading long articles, or even long books. I feel as if It’s the things that are put into the internet that make it hard for us to concentrate when it comes to those things. I also feel as if we can't concentrate and get really bored with long articles and books, Is because we kind of get bored of it, and we want the new and improved, facebook, or twitter. However I can relate to his accusations, because I do have a hard time getting into books and articles, I have a sudden craving for what the internet has to offer. I can also connect with Maryanne Wolf. Who, like Carr, feels as if our brains are getting weaker as technology is getting stronger. I can connect with Carr and Maryanne in this type of situations, but I think we also have to realize that with the internet, comes people who post things that don't really make sense.