The Shallows By Nicholas Carr

According to Nicholas Carr in his book The Shallows, the Net is changing the way people view and live their everyday lives, and is the single most powerful mind-altering technology that has ever come into general use since the book. One can agree with Carr’s thesis because it is easily supported by observing the changing culture of humanity. Due to rapidly advancing and expanding technology, human beings are dealing with memory issues and diminishing human interaction. The Net is changing the way people view and live their everyday lives, and is the single most powerful mind-altering technology that has ever come into general use since the book. People view technology as computers and phones but it is a widespread of so much more. It ranges from cell phones and computers to more advanced technology. The Net has made it harder for people to remember. It has caused shorter attention spans and memory loss for people who use it way too much. It has also changed the way that people interact with others. They are now no longer social and they choose to make plans over the technology but never keep up with the plans that are made.
Technology is viewed as the little simple things in life that you can go buy out of a store or order off line but to other people its labs that create life saving and changing machinery. Examples of more advanced technology would be things like deep brain stimulation which treats many disabling neurological symptoms, pacemakers which keeps the heart beating at a normal rate and treat arrhythmias, X-Ray machines that can see inside the human body and help doctors understand what is going on in someones body. The advanced technology that is still being made is just a start of the