"Tools That Change the Way We Think"

"Back in 2004, I asked [Google founders] Page and Brin what they saw as the future of Google search. 'It will be included in people's brains,' said Page. 'When you think about something and don't really know much about it, you will automatically get information.'

'That's true,' said Brin. 'Ultimately I view Google as a way to augment your brain with the knowledge of the world. Right now you go into your computer and type a phrase, but you can imagine that it could be easier in the future, that you can have just devices you talk into, or you can have computers that pay attention to what's going on around them and suggest useful information.'

'Somebody introduces themselves to you, and your watch goes to your web page,' said Page. 'Or if you met this person two years ago, this is what they said to you... Eventually you'll have the implant, where if you think about a fact, it will just tell you the answer."

-From In the Plex by Steven Levy (p.67)

It seems like the extensive internet/media/technology use is basically helping us become lazier. It is replacing our thoughts with computers that can think for you. However, it also makes it a lot easier to obtain information that I would have otherwise been too lazy to figure out. By the click of a button I can have my questions answered. It makes learning more appealing because it is simpler. I have also noticed that I become impatient when the computer is going slow. It annoys me and I feel like I'm just waisting time. In reality when you think about it.. waiting a little longer for the internet is still so much faster than going to the library and looking something up. It is hard to stay concentrated on subjects that don't interest me. I get bored very easily. I actually like thinking and analyzing things, and I feel like the internet makes it a lot easier to access useful information. According to http://lang-8.com/31381/journals/90875 the social issues in our society at that time have a great affect on the generation. It said that we are a more open-minded and clever generation, but it also says how we have an easier way of life and are given more facilities than previous generations got. Because of this it is said that we are less likely to value and enjoy the simple things in life. Which I think is true to a point.
Nicole Anderson
Period 2