Article 1 Response: Is Google Making Us Stupid?

This article is based on the theory that the internet changes the way we think about things. The writer says that he once was able to focus on a long novel, but now he can't seem to do that anymore. The internet allows people to find things in a matter of seconds, compared to in the past something could

take a decade to figure out. The article is about whether or not the internet is changing the way we think, read, understand and interpret text. The author includes quotes from many different authors and scientists. He also makes a comparison between the internet and a clock, and a typewriter at one point in the article.

"Now my concentration often starts to drift after two or three pages. I get fidgety, lose the thread, begin looking for something else to do. I feel as if I'm always dragging my wayward brain back to the text. The deep reading that used to come naturally has become a struggle."

"Now I zip along the surface like a guy on a Jet Ski."

I don't particularly agree with this man, but at the same time I feel for him. I do not agree that the internet is what's making people dislike reading and things like that, I do not agree with this theory. But I do know that I am unable to focus often times when I am reading a long book or story as well. Heck, I lost concentration during this article about twenty times. I do not agree that the internet has changed our thinking process, but I agree that it is harder for people to focus on long things. However, that generally only happens when the reader does not feel a connection to the text.