Intelligence in the Internet Age

ErikPeterson writes to tell us about an article on News.com that takes a look at technology versus intelligence of the general population. From the article: 'Is technology making us smarter? Or are we lazily reliant on computers, and, well, dumber than we used to be?'

Comments

Huh?

[Kid Zero]

Or are we lazily reliant on computers, and, well, dumber than we used to be?'

You're asking this here? Can't wait to see the answers. :)

wut

[DrEldarion]

i think that you're conclusion bout da net makin ppl dum is rong. their not dum their just typin in da web way. u just dont get it.

Good question!

[fireboy1919]

Hold on, let me check my new brain for the answer.

Nope. It looks like that's all background noise.

Clearly we is just as smarter as we used to was, and can did our stuff just as much as we used to could.

It's a trick.

[hungrygrue]

Or are we lazily reliant on computers, and, well, dumber than we used to be?'

Any honest answer to that question will be modded -1 flamebate.

Way dumber.

[BigZaphod]

Oh yes. Certainly dumber.

Of course I have no actual evidence for this. But that's cuz I'm dumber now than I was yesterday when I'm sure I had the proof bookmarked someplace. It keeps getting worse, too. By this time next week I'll probably forget how to form sentences and have to google each word in order to build up my thoughts. That'll probably suck. Of course since I'll be dumber I won't notice anyway.

For the lazy...

[Spy der Mann]

the google query is:
"are we more stupider than we used to was?"

Re:right-

[j-cloth]

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I want that on a t-shirt. ThinkGeek? You Listening?