The Article "Is Google Making Us Stupid" raises a good point about reading, the internet, and attention spa- OH Look SHINY!!
But I digress. Honestly I think it depends on the person was well as the generation. The older generation that grew up only with books who now has this wave of online information can find it overwhelming. Where in the past they had to look for hours to find something they wanted, now its point and click. The younger generation is now being introduced to the internet more and more, and soon they are not going to know what a book is because they can get everything they want on the computer.
Me I think I am stuck somewhere in the middle. I LOVE to sit down with a book and just read for hours, I can lose myself in it. But on the other hand I also love how easy the internet makes research papers, and the like. Yes I sometimes use Google as spell check because the free word processor I have on my crappy laptop will not recognise some words that a monkey could know.
But stupid, I think that word may be a little harsh, dependent, yes, the reason for my astigmatism, sure, but making us stupid I think not.
So as I type this on my laptop with google opened in another tab to make sure 'astigmatism' was spelled right, I have a book entitled 'I Elizabeth' by Rosalind Miles, waiting for me on my bedside table.
For me internet and hardback books are friends, and will remain so...I hope.
No comments:
Post a Comment