I find that the more I read this article, I visualize us little Americans as dumb animals lead to the slaughter. Carr seems to view humans, especially Americans, as completely incapable of discerning between "good" internet content, and "bad" internet content. His call for a division of government similar to the FCC, and comparison of the information available on the Internet as similar to the food industry of the early 20th century is not logical. Print information is self-evident, where food content is not. His comparison also assumes that most early 20th century Americans bought all of their food from food manufacturers. This is untrue. Most American families in this time period grew gardens or lived on farms, and grew most of their food. The 21st century American does not need rely on one source for information, it relies on many sources, and, due to the boom in information technology, is able to "grow" his or her own information. I think that Carr is taking an ill-though out idea, and running with it, because it seems so sensational, even more sensational than the information revolution.
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I find that the more I read this article, I visualize us little Americans as dumb animals lead to the slaughter. Carr seems to view humans, especially Americans, as completely incapable of discerning between "good" internet content, and "bad" internet content. His call for a division of government similar to the FCC, and comparison of the information available on the Internet as similar to the food industry of the early 20th century is not logical. Print information is self-evident, where food content is not. His comparison also assumes that most early 20th century Americans bought all of their food from food manufacturers. This is untrue. Most American families in this time period grew gardens or lived on farms, and grew most of their food. The 21st century American does not need rely on one source for information, it relies on many sources, and, due to the boom in information technology, is able to "grow" his or her own information. I think that Carr is taking an ill-though out idea, and running with it, because it seems so sensational, even more sensational than the information revolution.