Does Google Make You Stupid?

“The survey organized its questions in what it called “tension
pairs,” asking participants to cast their vote for one side of a
binary query. So, on the intelligence issue, for instance,
respondents explained why they agreed with the assertion:

“By 2020, people’s use of the Internet has enhanced human
intelligence; as people are allowed unprecedented access to more
information, they become smarter and make better choices. Nicholas
Carr was wrong: Google does not make us stupid.”

“Or, conversely:

“”By 2020, people’s use of the Internet has not enhanced human
intelligence and it could even be lowering the IQs of most people
who use it a lot. Nicholas Carr was right: Google makes us
stupid.”

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