The Pros And Cons Of The Internet

Carr identifies how reading a book is different from reading online because when you read online, you don’t think deeply about what it is you’re reading, and you don’t have to concentrate nearly as much. Carr also mentions that the Internet is something people find themselves going to more often than books because it is more time efficient.

Carr mentions his personal experience with technology and how it has affected him. He points out his “concentration often starts to drift after two or three pages” (961). Carr isn’t the only one who has been affected by technology; he tells us that even his “acquaintances” have had similar experiences. His acquaintances say, “The more they use the Web, the more they have to fight to stay focused on long pieces of writing” (962). What once used to come natural to us has become difficult. People used to rely on books for multiple reasons when it came to research but now that technology has been used more frequently books are not that common. Carr says “Research that once required days . . . can be done in minutes” (962). Carr is mentioning the benefits of the Internet, for his argument he is using both sides so that the reader can relate to his article and understand where he is coming from. Carr quotes Marshall McLuhan when he points out that “the Net seems to be doing is chipping away my capacity for concentration and contemplation” (962). Although fast research is great and easy to access it has its flaws. Carr mentions that

According to Nicholas Carr, the internet has had an effect on how we read, think and live. He provides examples of this throughout his essay. In one of his statements he says “the net is becoming a universal medium, the conduit for most of the information [we receive]” (732) He gathers this information from other colleagues and friends he knows. People can access the internet and in a few clicks to have all the information they need and more. We are no longer limited by local sources to gather our data. At the speed of light, the voices of millions can be heard by all. It is the quick access and our human desire for knowledge that feeds the need for the internet. It has damaged our level of patience and causing our minds to wander. “And what

In the Article “How Google, Wikipedia Have Changed Our Lives…” Jennifer Maderazo states that, we’ve become so reliant on electronic information resources. Researching then was implying researching involved going through book after book, making copies, highlighting copies then start to write. Researching Now states that everything research is related to the internet and if not in use there is a feeling of being crippled. In the article learning then gives the feeling of how relying on the classroom experience was more helpful for information. In addition, in learning now says that the tolerance level would be the same as the internet attention span. Based on the past lets us know how we didn’t have the resources to just look up a song or the

Carr said “What if I do all my readings on the web not so much because the way I read has changed. i.e. I’m just seeking convenience, but because the way I THINK has changed?” (Carr, pg 7). Since the internet has come into play people have stooped reading books because is easier to just google what they are wanting to know. The internet can change the way someone can process the information on a screen than in a book and how much is actually being consumed by the person. Not only is it changing the way we understand but every technology is an expression of the human will. This allows us to reshape nature to better serve our needs and desires. The internet has the greatest power over how and what we think

The internet and the invention of improved technology are growing rapidly. It allowed us to do complex jobs without having to spend as long as we had to by doing it manually. The internet is a vast source, it involves many people working together to create an opportunity for everyone to get easy and fast information without having to pick up a book. With a click of a mouse button we have tons of information right in front of our computer screen. So is having easy access and having improved technology doing us harm or being beneficial to us?

First, this struggle starts out with just a want of convenience. Many people want convenience so they turn to technology. More often than not, I find myself reaching for my phone for pretty much everything. Recently I was trying to figure out how to pronounce a word. Instead of finding a dictionary or just asking someone I got my phone out and googled it. I don’t go to the books much anymore. I just reach for what I have on hand, which is always my phone. Also, Carr states, “The advantages of having immediate access to such and incredibly rich store of information are many, and they’ve been widely described and duly applauded” (Carr 589). He gives his readers a sense of just how much information there is to be had and how it is there in a flash when we need it. There is really no waiting around for information anymore when it is there immediately. Another example of how we turn to convenience is the digital

Within the same article, “The fact is, you’ll never think deeply if you’re always Googling, texting, and surfing… If you’re really interested in developing your mind you should turn off your computer and your cellphone-and start thinking.” However, the Internet could very well be used to research interests or such and information on those interests could be difficult to find locally. How else would one find the information? Later in the text it states, “Suppose I’m interested in the guidance computers on Apollo spacecraft in the 1960s. My local library has no books on that specific subject-just 18 books about the Apollo missions in general. I could hunt through those or turn to Google, which returns 45,000 pages, including a definite encyclopedia article and instructions for building a unit.” All in all, being exposed to such information could lead to “more creative and informed

With the internet becoming more and more versatile, many people are relying it on for many different functions. Before the internet, researching or passing time would be by cracking open up a book to see what words within had to say. This, however, has changed because of the introduction of search engines such as Google. This search engine allows the user to find the topic and answers to their question just by typing them in. This allows the individual to scan through dozens of sties and articles to find the information that they need. With a book, we’d have to read word after word in order to find the necessary information, but with online articles, we can quickly skim, trying to process only what we think is important. This has caused our brain to change the way we read and concentrate. Once able to read whole books in a few hours, we are now able to barely read a page or two before our concentration is steered elsewhere. This lack of concentration can be an effect of the internet. With multiple distractions and people skimming everything they read, we tend to lose concentration on reading or any other tasks that we may be doing. As humans we tend to lean towards the more efficient route and the internet allows to be as efficient as possible. In reading, in

Modern technology has allowed us to have a never-ending source of information, in a matter of seconds. Despite the rich source of information Nicholas Carr, author of article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” seems to think this is a problem with online research: because of how fast information is being thrown at us, we don’t take the time to completely read the article nor can we concentrate with everything going on a single screen like pop up adds, notifications, links to different articles and other distractions. Carr states “My mind now expects to take in the information the way the Net distributes it: in a swiftly moving stream of particles.” (315). Additionally, he claims that because of electronic

People no longer deep read. Reading is more skimming. Doing extensive research nowadays is going all the way to page 2 of Google search results. Research it much faster now. You no longer have to go to a library. Just a quick Google search will give you all the information you need. The internet has changed the way we consume information. Why read a book on a topic when you can watch a fifteen minute YouTube video and get the same information? One of my Computer Science professors has gone the entire semester without writing a single line of code. He just reads the textbook to the class and assumes we understand the material. If it was not for the fact that I can learn the material from a short web series, It would be extremely difficult for me to grasp the concepts and information. The internet has provided us with a fast and efficient way to consume information. We live in a world where everyone is on the go nowadays, everyone is in a rush. Everything needs to be faster. Why would we read a book when we can get the important parts from SparkNotes? We live in a time when we don’t want our time wasted, just give us the bullet points. We only want the information that we need to

We as a generation never had to go to the library to find out information or sit at home on a desktop computer to search for things on the Internet. We have phones that do that. We also are used to the more advanced systems on Google drive oppose to word which requires you to click

We as a generation never had to go to the library to find out information or sit at home on a desktop computer to search for things on the internet. We have phones that do that. We also are used to the more advanced systems on google drive oppose to word which requires you to click

The effects of the internet on me and this society have been rapidly changing. Did you know that approximately 3.2 billion people use the internet, about 200 billion emails and 3 million google searches would have to wait if the internet was turned off for one day. Let me tell you about something that happened when i was little, it might be off topic a little but when i was little i was born backwards, meaning i came out legs first. My hips were out of place and until i was about 2. My dad is always on the internet and loved taking pictures of his “Little princess”, the pictures can still be found on facebook along with a lot of other things from my family memories. That was when i started wanting to get on the internet, i asked for a facebook and they said no, being a rebel i made one anyways just to play the games on it. The internet can have positive and negative things about it for younger and older people, for example the internet engines are one of the best information givers out there, they bring almost everything and anything to a lot of internet users that lange from all over the world. The internet can provide ways to communicate with family and friends from a long distance, and even meet new people. Bad things about it is people sharing and storing illegal information on the internet, much like the dark web. The addiction to the internet and the online network can be disturbing a person's way of living and professional activity.

Internet has become new service for helping most of the time but, there are certain occasions where it becomes a nuisance'