The purpose of Nicholas Carr’s essay is to inform his
readers on the effects of internet use. Carr takes a cynical approach, stating
that “what the Net seems to be doing is chipping away my
capacity for concentration and contemplation.” Carr makes it known that
he utilizes the internet and it is very beneficial to his work (writing) but
the effects of being dependent on information provided by the net has done more
harm than it had done good. What surprised me in Carr’s article was his
evidence of these media effects, men who lived during the 1800’s were
discussing effects which hardly were visible at their times. I have always been
interested in the effects of technology on people; it seems to me that almost every
argument given for a positive outlook on technology can be refuted. I don’t believe
that technology is bad, I simply believe that technology is being abused by its
creators and users; therefore making it harmful to its people.
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