Analysis Of Nicholas Carr's 'Is Google Making USupid?'

In Nicholas Carr’s article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” he introduces us to the effects the Internet has had on the way he thinks which ultimately influences the way he thinks, reads, writes, and all together, lives. Carr notes that he struggles when it comes to engaging with long pieces of literature. He often finds himself quickly distracted after a few pages, itching to move onto something new. Reading long works, which was once easy and of interest to him has become increasingly difficult with the advancement of new media and the instantaneous results the web produces. Specifically, Carr argues that as we continually grow to rely on computers and new media all together, our own intelligence becomes “artificial intelligence.” His argument is something I also began to agree with, not so much in my own experiences, but in the experiences I observe with other people. For instance, a friend of mine seemed rather concerned with her 11-year-old sister who is tech-savvy and received her first iPhone at age 10 and now spends much of her time on Xbox Live playing games with people all over the world. She told me about her sister who plays Xbox from when she wakes up on the weekend until late into the night, likely receiving little to no sleep at times. She observed her sister’s behavior online in which her character beats others up

In the article, “Virtual Reality Therapy: Treating the Global Mental Health Crisis” by Alex Senson, Senson discusses the influence VR technology has had as a therapy practice for patients facing mental health disorders. Senson proposes VR technology as a therapy practice outside of medicine which often contains side effects that have negative influences on patients including lack of motivation, fatigue or feeling as if they simply don’t even exist or act as