In chapter 8, Carr says "In Google's world, which is the world we enter when we go online, there's little place for the pensive stillness of deep reading or the fuzzy indirection of contemplation." I believe that this is true. When we search for answers online sometimes we believe any results that come up in the Search Engine because they are endorsed by popular websites such as Google, and we do not realize who the authors of these websites are and that they may not have any more knowledge about the topic that you or I may have. As a generation, we need to come to the realization that everything that is up on the Internet is not necessarily true, and we need to critique the information that we do find especially on general search engines, such as Google.
Also I agree with Carr that if we do searches online for information we want them to be quick and easy and that is why people use Google because it fits both of these requirements. However, it is scary to think how much power Google has in the Internet world today. They make thousands of dollars off of every single click made on the website, and they now own every single person's search history and they can use that to choose which Ads you see when you search on their page. I feel as if this is almost a invasion of one's privacy, one can't even do a simple online search without being harassed with Ads meant to distract us because they are personalized for our specific likes and dislikes. It is as if Google wants us to be distracted constantly, and that is how they stay in business.

-Theresa Pallotta