Right now, the piece of technology you are using to read this essay has probably helped you tremendously in more ways than one. You use it to look things up, write papers, research, maybe even look at social media. But it may not be the best thing for you in the long run. In an article called Is Google Making Us Stupid by Nicholas Carr, published in The Atlantic online magazine, talks about the ways google and other forms of technology have hurt the way people think. It tells of historical events, current worldwide companies, and the authors own views to show those negative aspects of technology.

Technology has been sold to the world as a tool that is brilliant and amazing, and something that can helps so many people. While that may be true, it doesn’t tell the whole story on what technology can do to a person. Reliance on new technology, such as computers and the internet, have been, and are, adversely affecting the way people think, write, and read which ultimately influences how humans are living.

As technology is advancing and changing, so is the way that people are reading. People are no longer going to libraries, but instead using the internet to “read”. Nicholas Carr says …show more content…
When writing you can find research and ideas for pieces of writing within a matter of minutes. But it changes the way people write. As a student myself, research is a very important part of school, I use it to find information for topics in classes, and to find information about what’s going on in the world. For adults, it’s extremely similar. The internet and technology like the computer and the cell phone have helped people of all ages gain access to millions of websites to help us daily. When it comes to writing, authors and students can find resources to help them within seconds, making writing and finding ideas so much