Tools That Change the Way We Think.

"Back in 2004, I asked [Google founders] Page and Brin what they saw as the future of Google search. 'It will be included in people's brains,' said Page. 'When you think about something and don't really know much about it, you will automatically get information.'

'That's true,' said Brin. 'Ultimately I view Google as a way to augment your brain with the knowledge of the world. Right now you go into your computer and type a phrase, but you can imagine that it could be easier in the future, that you can have just devices you talk into, or you can have computers that pay attention to what's going on around them and suggest useful information.'

'Somebody introduces themselves to you, and your watch goes to your web page,' said Page. 'Or if you met this person two years ago, this is what they said to you... Eventually you'll have the implant, where if you think about a fact, it will just tell you the answer."

-From In the Plex by Steven Levy (p.67)

Answer this not-so-simple question: How does extensive Internet/media/technology use change the way you think? Focus on your memory, your ability to concentrate, your sense of time and priorities, and the subjects/topics that interest you most.

With all the technology that’s out there, people, including myself, have become too accustomed to using it as a short cut. I find myself loosing patience, wanting everything to be done the second I want it to be, sort of the way it happens when I search for something on a search engine. The fact that they contemplated having a type of search engine connected to our brains is quite terrifying. The people in charge of these search engines can and most likely will take advantage of their power and censor what people read, it’s sort of already happening with filter bubbles. Most of us don’t take the time to look around and find multiple sources and different view points to develop a stance on something. Then there’s the connection between school and the internet, if you aren’t self disciplined and an assignment like this can take hours because you open new tabs for Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler, or whatever your guilty pleasure is. Yes distractions are everywhere but on the internet they are right at your finger tips and nothing or no one is stopping you from giving in to them. All of this makes me sort of want to go back to the days when I used to look things up in an encyclopedia.