Summary Of What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brain By Nicholas Carr

The main focus made be by Nicholas Carr in his work, What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, is that technology has its downfalls. In more detail, Carr explains how technology is evolving and how it keeps getting worse. In the article, Carr goes into detail how technology specifically affects people when they read. The passage quotes, “Now my consideration starts to drift after a page or two. I get fidgety, lose thread, begin looking for something else to do” (Carr para. 2) Carr is referring to when he reads, his attention span is short. This is due to the fact that technology is at the tips of our fingers and he can research or find whatever he wants. Moreover, when something catches the eye that sparks his interest, he can find it right