Analysis Of Sherry Turkle´s Is Google Making USupid?

As the technology becomes a larger part of our lives, there are more and more articles discussing the topic. Nicholas Carr writes “Is Google Making Us Stupid?,” which is a article that covers the different ways the internet is disconnecting our lives and brains from the real world. He starts with a personal story that discusses his ability to stay focused has dropped as the internet has made it more difficult to process larger pieces of information. (Carr para. 5) The writer is grateful for networks that give him databases to do his research as a writer, but he finds himself going from website to website just skimming and not immersing in the content. The author also brings up how passive information that is processed and contemplation is a …show more content…
In the article “The Flight From Conversation,” Sherry Turkle writes about social disconnect from one another. People these days would rather be in their own world, then connect face to face. This is very similar to Nicholas Carr’s, “Is Google Making Us Stupid,” which discusses the cut off which is bought from technology. The process of critical thinking is cut off due to answers at the click of a button making it easier to not question very complicated subjects. These two articles also bring up the ramifications of technological advancement from different angles. Turkle writes about how businessman sever their ties in the office, which may affect collaborative efforts for the business. (Turkle para. 6) Carr supports this notion of technology harming growth with a story of the man who invented the printing press. (Carr para. 8) The inventor felt that the ability to have books would make people intellectually lazy as they would have knowledge at the tip of their finger. (Carr para. 8) These both cover the problem of advancement, but in different ways. While Turkle focuses on the social aspect of technological change, Carr zones in on the ability to ponder on