Comments on: Is Google Making Us Stoopid? http://www.internettime.com/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stoopid/ from Jay Cross and Internet Time Group Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:23:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cathy D http://www.internettime.com/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stoopid/comment-page-1/#comment-1354 Cathy D Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:20:59 +0000 http://internettime.com/?p=1292#comment-1354 thank you! i just so happened to see this front page cover laying on my dad's living room table and, for us 'critical thinkers' (sheesh) the title pretty much sums it up. my first thought was 'well here comes another "ooOOooO.. mc donald's made me fat!" "tv is making us dumb!" or "sex education made my kid have sex!" debacle.' clearly the one thing civilization will never grow 'stupid' in is the use of scapegoating for personal inequity. i, as it were, googled this article title to see what the hubbub was about, and the first link i bothered to check was this one! (being as it was the first that spelled 'stoopid' as it was published.) i could not agree more with your view. as i believe is the case with all the aforementioned examples, any shenanigans that lead to an unhappy result are, i rather think, directly related to one's own glaring lack of critical thinking. were this not true, then i suppose the plaintiffs might have been able to assess the deterioration of their state and perhaps drawn a connection between the two (were they in fact related), and- should god be so kindly- come to the conclusion that they ought to make an alternate plan for themselves. unfortunately, this rarely seems to be the case with these 'town crier' types. like the man who sued big tobacco industries for giving him terminal cancer, then enjoyed a plush lifestyle through his winnings while hastening his demise through CONTINUING to smoke three packs a day. brilliant. in conclusion- do ya REALLY think google made you dumb...? or could it perhaps have been that you were just an idiot in the first place? your blog is considerately concluded and considerately worded. well said, sir., i do say... you are truly a gentleman and a scholar ;o) thank you!
i just so happened to see this front page cover laying on my dad’s living room table and, for us ‘critical thinkers’ (sheesh) the title pretty much sums it up. my first thought was ‘well here comes another “ooOOooO.. mc donald’s made me fat!” “tv is making us dumb!” or “sex education made my kid have sex!” debacle.’ clearly the one thing civilization will never grow ’stupid’ in is the use of scapegoating for personal inequity.
i, as it were, googled this article title to see what the hubbub was about, and the first link i bothered to check was this one! (being as it was the first that spelled ’stoopid’ as it was published.) i could not agree more with your view. as i believe is the case with all the aforementioned examples, any shenanigans that lead to an unhappy result are, i rather think, directly related to one’s own glaring lack of critical thinking. were this not true, then i suppose the plaintiffs might have been able to assess the deterioration of their state and perhaps drawn a connection between the two (were they in fact related), and- should god be so kindly- come to the conclusion that they ought to make an alternate plan for themselves. unfortunately, this rarely seems to be the case with these ‘town crier’ types. like the man who sued big tobacco industries for giving him terminal cancer, then enjoyed a plush lifestyle through his winnings while hastening his demise through CONTINUING to smoke three packs a day.
brilliant.
in conclusion- do ya REALLY think google made you dumb…? or could it perhaps have been that you were just an idiot in the first place?

your blog is considerately concluded and considerately worded. well said, sir., i do say… you are truly a gentleman and a scholar ;o)

]]> By: Jeff Kelly http://www.internettime.com/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stoopid/comment-page-1/#comment-1356 Jeff Kelly Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:34:24 +0000 http://internettime.com/?p=1292#comment-1356 Hey Jay - Seems to me that throwing out the Atlantic with the Nicholas Carr bathwater may be a bit rash, but it did get you link in my post reflecting on the article <a href="http://learn2adapt.com/blog/2008/07/07/is-guttenberg-making-us-stoopid-%E2%80%93-what-books-are-doing-to-our-minds-spirit/" rel="nofollow">Is Guttenberg Making Us Stoopid?</a>. Keep up the always interesting observations! Hey Jay – Seems to me that throwing out the Atlantic with the Nicholas Carr bathwater may be a bit rash, but it did get you link in my post reflecting on the article Is Guttenberg Making Us Stoopid?. Keep up the always interesting observations!

]]> By: Is Guttenberg Making Us Stoopid? – What Books are Doing to Our Minds & Spirit | Learn to Adapt http://www.internettime.com/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stoopid/comment-page-1/#comment-1357 Is Guttenberg Making Us Stoopid? – What Books are Doing to Our Minds & Spirit | Learn to Adapt Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:20:59 +0000 http://internettime.com/?p=1292#comment-1357 [...] will leave the critical diatribe to others (see Jay Cross’s petulance).  This is a blog on learning and performance improvement.  So, in that regard, let me share the [...] [...] will leave the critical diatribe to others (see Jay Cross’s petulance).  This is a blog on learning and performance improvement.  So, in that regard, let me share the [...]

]]> By: Jay Cross http://www.internettime.com/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stoopid/comment-page-1/#comment-1353 Jay Cross Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:11:16 +0000 http://internettime.com/?p=1292#comment-1353 No, Chris, that's the point. Google owns the toll booth that enables you to reach the rest of the world. No, Chris, that’s the point. Google owns the toll booth that enables you to reach the rest of the world.

]]> By: chris alonso http://www.internettime.com/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stoopid/comment-page-1/#comment-1352 chris alonso Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:39:45 +0000 http://internettime.com/?p=1292#comment-1352 doesn't google already own the world? doesn’t google already own the world?

]]> By: Linda Corpe http://www.internettime.com/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stoopid/comment-page-1/#comment-1355 Linda Corpe Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:49:48 +0000 http://internettime.com/?p=1292#comment-1355 Love the dog pictures. How nice you love dogs. That shows you are a great person! Love the website. Will visit again. Love the dog pictures. How nice you love dogs. That shows you are a great person! Love the website. Will visit again.

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