Nicholas Carr's 'Is Google Making USupid?'

In Is Google Making Us Stupid?, Nicholas Carr argues that people are more interested in instant gratification when they take in information than they are in critically thinking about it. He states that people adapt very quickly to new technologies and incorporate aspects of said technologies into their perception of the world, so inventions such as the computer, which are developed for the purpose of fast rapid information transfer, influence the rate at which people evaluate information. It is more common to see people unable to concentrate on activities such as reading today than it was ten years ago. People are more used to scrolling through web pages and skimming articles than assessing the information they come across. Although this method of accessing information allows people to research more efficiently, people are also more likely to acquiesce to whatever mindset
It is far easier to accept data on the internet superficially than it is to be skeptical of information. Carr asserts that this ideology that information collection should be based on efficiency rather than skepticism may be detrimental in the future as artificial intelligence (AI) software develops. The brain will be seen by the public as a computer, much like that of an AI, that should transmit information hastily, rather than seen as a being that should ponder and question sources. He inquires on the safety of such an ideology and encourages readers to analyze that which they read and research. People are capable of deep thought and analysis, so accepting information superficially is dangerous. “Who we are is how we live our time.” An idea asserted by Todd Gitlin, author of Supersaturation, or, The Media Torrent and Disposable Feeling. Gitlin elucidates with thorough evidence and