Tools That Change the Way We Think

"Back in 2004, I asked [Google founders] Page and Brin what they saw as the future of Google search. 'It will be included in people's brains,' said Page. 'When you think about something and don't really know much about it, you will automatically get information.'

'That's true,' said Brin. 'Ultimately I view Google as a way to augment your brain with the knowledge of the world. Right now you go into your computer and type a phrase, but you can imagine that it could be easier in the future, that you can have just devices you talk into, or you can have computers that pay attention to what's going on around them and suggest useful information.'

'Somebody introduces themselves to you, and your watch goes to your web page,' said Page. 'Or if you met this person two years ago, this is what they said to you... Eventually you'll have the implant, where if you think about a fact, it will just tell you the answer."

Q: How does use of the Internet, media, and/or technology change the way you think?

A: In the information age knowledge  ideas and thoughts are at our beckoning call. Anytime we need a summary of a book, or a translation for a phrase, or just a joke for your friends, the internet is there. we can assess thousands of years of trail and error with one click of a button. A great tool and resource the internet is and it has many charming qualities. But one thing that the computer age is doing for us, is making our generation more and more impatient  Just as Brin said having the internet in your mind to help your brain when every we reach a conundrum would be marvelous. Although why not just take to few minutes to slow down and look it up. This is just one of many examples of how in this age we never want to slow down. Faster, better more power, we all want to spend less time, this is how the internet is, in the end, changing the way we think.