It was not surprising to me that all the Internet logs I looked at had some form of interaction with Facebook. This really made me think of how many people use this website. It is astounding how many people use Facebook, nearly 800 million! If you really think about it, if you live in the United States and own a computer, you probably also have a Facebook. This social networking site has revolutionized communication. You can essentially know a person’s relationship status, political views, and occupation without talking to them for years or even knowing whom they are.
While reading these blogs, I found it intriguing how often we use Google. Nearly every blog mentioned a search conducted in Google. The simplicity and instant gratification that comes with Google is probably the reason why so many of us in our generation use it everyday. But is this simplicity and instant gratification good for us? I’m not so sure. In a sense it makes infinitely smarter because we are able to answer any question just by typing it into the Google Search bar. But this too may be the reason why it makes us less intelligent. By simply looking up the answer to a question, we are eliminating all contexts to that answer. In a textbook, however, you gain the knowledge of all the context of the answer. In the end it may help you have a better educated opinion of the subject matter.
While reading these blogs, I found it intriguing how often we use Google. Nearly every blog mentioned a search conducted in Google. The simplicity and instant gratification that comes with Google is probably the reason why so many of us in our generation use it everyday. But is this simplicity and instant gratification good for us? I’m not so sure. In a sense it makes infinitely smarter because we are able to answer any question just by typing it into the Google Search bar. But this too may be the reason why it makes us less intelligent. By simply looking up the answer to a question, we are eliminating all contexts to that answer. In a textbook, however, you gain the knowledge of all the context of the answer. In the end it may help you have a better educated opinion of the subject matter.
I agree with your whole paragraph describing google. It seems as if google has cast an aura of laziness over society overall. Easier access to information means we tend to forget things more. I'm not sure, however, that with a textbook we gain all the content as you described. I know there are times when i've rushed through a reading to just get it done.
ReplyDeleteI think we just take what we have for-granted. We literally have the world's knowledge at our fingertips, we just don't take advantage of the access we have to it.
ReplyDeleteGood discussion about Google. We'll be talking more about this when we read Carr's piece, so keep these questions in mind.
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