"Is Google Making us Stupid?" - Nicholas Carr

The title of Nicholas Carr's essay, "Is Google Making us Stupid?" explains the main point, or thesis of his work. The question in debate: Is the use of Google's search engine dulling the edges of our brain's contemplation? Although, in general, as a people we are reading more now than we were a few decades ago, the material that we consume has taken on some new forms such as text messages and emails. Not only has our reading style changed, but the use of Google and the Internet has brought about a "different kind of thinking" as well. Another way in which Carr furthers his argument is with the example of the change in Friedrich Neitzsche's writing when he was introduced to the typewriter. Neitzsche's written language became even more complex and "more telegraphic" because sometimes, "language often depend(s) on the quality of the pen and paper." Despite my agreement with most of Carr's claims, I do not think it is easy to assume that every single person has technology readily available to them, and if they do, how do you know they are "Googling?"