Carr definitely raises some good points in this about the effects the internet has had on the way we think and process information. It is interesting to bring up this topic, because I was thinking the other day about whether Google was a good thing or not. On one hand, there is very little information that cannot be found by simply typing it into the Google search bar, on the other hand there is very little information that cannot be found by typing it into the Google search bar. The repetition was intentional, as Google has made my generation almost dependent upon it for routine questions. With the development of smart phones and other portable internet capable devices, any question or curiosity that pops up during the day is punched into Google, and the results are instantly shown. While this may not seem like a bad thing, this is another way in which Google diminishes our thinking ability. Rather than critically thinking about the relationship between two things, or just trying to recall facts about something, our brains no longer get the exercise these tasks would normally provide, as they immediately go to Google for their response, almost like a dependence. Though Carr's reasoning is semi-logical, it seems to me that he has abused the internet as much as anybody, the guy still reads blogs. Realistically blogs are pretty much for people who can't fit all their useless thoughts for the week into one facebook status, so they post it on blogger for nobody to care about. If Carr spent a little less time glued to the computer screen and bothered to read a real book every once and a while, he probably wouldn't be having the problems that he is blaming on the internet. Much like many other things in life, the internet can be nice and is definitely convenient, but if it is abused it can do harm to those who do not use it carefully.
