Leah1412: Media Use Limiting Our Minds

Many researches are commenting on how the use of media and internet use is changing the thought process of those who use it most. In the article "Growing Up Digital: Wired For Distraction", by Matt Richtal, he talked about how the many internet pages and on going media is making it harder to concentrate. Kids Have the option to either use the internet or complete their homework and many are now choosing the internet/video games before homework (Richtal).

Students tend to get distracted very easily while doing homework. Vishal stated "I'm doing Facebook. YouTube, having a conversation or two with a friend, listening to music at the same time. I'm doing a million things at once, like a lot of people my age," (Richtal). From this observation it is clear that teenagers are prone to doing multiple things at once and jumping from one activity to another. This explains why it is getting harder and harder for individuals to concentrate on one thing for a long period of time before they have the urge to take out their cell phone or search the web.

Along with the short attention span the media is causing, laziness in peoples work ethics are also being affected. In the article "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" by Nicholas Carr, he stated " Once I was a scuba diver in the sea of words. Now I zip along the surface like a guy on a Jet Ski." This right here perfectly describes how more and more people feel about reading and or big information pieces. With the internet came a simple opportunity to quickly get information in pieces as opposed to deeply researching a subject to learn all about it. If someone is faced with more than they feel like reading they may begin to skim it and not really absorb all the information (Carr). The media is changing the way brains think into this new inpatient lazy thought process.