View Single Post
Old 07-22-08, 11:27 PM   #6 (permalink)
Alexis Gold
Platinum Shock!
 
Alexis Gold's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Southern Fort Worth!
Posts: 15,361
Blog Entries: 2
Atlantic Monthly had a similar article. Cover reads "Is Google making us Stoopid?"

If you ever watched the movie the Lawnmover Man, there is a scene where the lawn mower man is actually listening to just sections of cds saying that is the best way to absorb info.

For ME, the internet/google has been able to bring so much more topics available to read about, even in snips. However, it will always be up to the person on how much they will dive into any topic. People like to be entertained & just knowing that (& this was in that documentary for the online generation) kids going to school now have to be taught in a way that holds their attention.

Kind of scary to see an entire generation growing up w/the need to be entertained instead of being able to entertain themselves.
__________________
It's only funny because we're looking at the pictures now, but when it happened it was dramatic & intense & I was thinking I'd have to break a plastic beer bottle over someone's head.
Alexis Gold is offline   Reply With Quote