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Is google making me stupid?

      
What is the internet doing to our Brains!

        This article talks about how the media is making us as in we the people STUPID. As stated in the paper the net is becoming a universal medium.  The net is used to generate all types of informations that only the mind can imagine. The writer in the article states that  the net (network) seems to be cutting off his concentration and contemplation. He says his mind takes in information the way the net distributes it. The writer talks about his difficulties reading and his friends experiences as well. One blogger said the more they use the web, they have to fight to stay focused on long pieces of writing. I agree with this, sometimes  when I read articles online I have a hard time staying focus. Scott Karp says, he stopped reading books all together and reads online for his conveniences. Another blogger talks about how he as lost the ability to read and absorb what he is reading. Sometimes it takes me a few tries until I can say that I have fully comprehend what I have read.  Wolf says that reading is not and instinctive skill for human beings.




Questions: 

1. How do you feel about reading long passages ? Are you able to focus? 
2. Do you have a hard time comprehending what you've read ?

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