Post #6 How You So Smart, Google?!

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/6868/

I found it hilariously ironic that I googled “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Probably didn’t have to search Google for the answer to that question. All I had to do was stop myself before I hit the return key and ask myself, “Do I really need this technology that makes a connection through miles of cyberspace before I try to make a simple connection between my memories and ideas?” So, let me think for a second… Yeah, I’m pretty stupid. I like to think that stupidity and dependence run together. For exmple, a toddler is completely dependent on his or her parents to learn about the world. Although I do revel at a child’s open-mindedness and overall cuteness, they’re pretty stupid. I know how bad that sounds, but I only mean that in a relative way. Stupidity can only be defined by comparing one’s mental ability to a decided, maximum level. We have created a system that has a more efficient way of connecting dots than our own brain. So, in this way, we’ve become stupid. There are so many connections to be made that we don’t know how to navigate or interpret this complex path in a way that actually benefits our own sense of wholeness. We run the risk of becoming lost, when actually the path is right in front of us.  This path can be found by employing the power of wisdom. Wisdom has always overcome intelligence for me. Intelligence is the beautiful instrument I’m given and wisdom is the ability to make beautiful music with it. Therefore, I do sympathize with Carr’s skepticism about this new daunting instrument, but I have hope for human’s universal ability to be wise. Ask yourself the question: ‘Do I want to go on a nice, relaxed bike ride through this beautiful forest or do I want to speed through it with my Lamborghini, only seeing the trees as blurs of color?’