![]() There has always been more information available than a single person could consume. It also turns us into lab rats constantly pressing levers to get tiny pellets of social or intellectual nourishment." - The Shallows, page 117 As each technology rose to prominence, “some cognitive skills” were developed “at the expense of others.” Carr says that “every tool imposes limitations even as it opens possibilities.” He goes on to explain that “the more we use” a particular tool “the more we mold ourselves to its form and function.” With that framework in mind, what then is the increasingly ubiquitous Internet doing to us?ĭive deeper "The Net's interactivity gives us powerful new tools for finding information, expressing ourselves, and conversing with others. ![]() ![]() Each of these mediums, when first introduced, changed the way our brains handled information. Journalist Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, explains that the Internet is similar to previous information technologies like maps, mechanical clocks or printed books. The Internet allows for greater connectivity, instant links to related information, and searching capabilities that greatly facilitate research.īut at what cost do all of these benefits come? ![]() We have immediate access to more information than any other time in history. When we go online, we enter an environment that promotes cursory reading, hurried and distracted thinking, and superficial learning. ![]()
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