Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Google: Was Innocent. Now Abused.

Google has been a very helpful tool throughout its birth. It was first used to find, understand and learn new information. When Google was innocent, it opened the eyes for many people willing to learn new skills, local and global news, and communicate through the amazing realm of the internet. Once more and more people started to use the internet there were many people who used the internet for entertainment (ie. trolling). This is where people, even the news companies, who abuse the truth in information. When these people are people we look up to for information, such as many news companies, some of us believe that every word they are saying is true. Some of us have poor critical thinking skills or are just to lazy to question if the information they are given is valid. They essentially believe everything they hear and see. We abuse Google as the internet becomes more and more into our daily lives. Most of us no longer use Google to learn and understand information. We just use it to quickly find information and later forget about that information. We have become lazy in this sense. As Diana had stated, we need to learn how to use Google correctly and to not rely on every information given to us. We need to think for ourselves and further explore the subject of interest. We need to love to learn and explore the world again through our own eyes and make our own observations and conclusions.

1 comment:

  1. Although I believe that Google is a remarkable thing, and I admit that I use it very frequently, I believe that people are relying on it too heavily. It compromises our ability to critically think for ourselves, because in the back of our minds we believe that the information is right at our fingertips.

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