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There was a man named Marshall McLuhan. McLuhan believed that media created new environments and new ways of thinking; he was right. Since the internet has been introduced into our society, things have been changing. Before the internet, people who had to research would use books; this could take along time; the internet made everything easier.
There is a problem with the internet and search engines like Google; the internet has made everything easier, but does it affect our minds?

People argue and believe the internet has made us lazy. We don’t really have to stress our brain about finding information. In the article, “Is Google making us Stupid”?, the author writes how the web is letting us forget about reading. There are so many people who have lost the ability to focus on a book; they are so use to reading something quick on the web.

The web is also affecting our memory. Since we don’t focus so much, our minds tend not to remember as much information as is should.

Another interesting article is, “Old Fogies in their 20’s”.

This article talks about how technology is becoming more familiarized by children. Children can go on a computer and do basically anything you need. It is amazing to see what a child who is 8 years old can research. This is a major problem because the children are being introduced to the computer to early. They are missing out on the skills of reading. Since books are boring to look through, and the computer is faster, children ignore the reading. This also is affecting their memory skills and focusing.

There is a big concern in reading. Since computers, reading has been declining. Now the reading industry is trying to bring back reading. They are making electronic devices, like the Kindle. This might bring an interest to the people. Reading has to change from books to e-books in order to get read. Another problem is reading is declining because kids don’t find it interesting or they are not as focus; it is true that reading something online is easier because you can browse around, but a book is becoming boring.

MacLuhan was right on how the environment we live in, and the technology brought into the environment changes the society. The way we use to think is changing. The way people use to find information is changing. I guess change is a part of life.