In a 2008 article for The Atlantic, Nicholas Carr asked, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Carr argued that the internet as a whole, not just Google, has been “chipping away [at his] capacity for concentration and contemplation.” He was concerned that the internet was “reprogramming us.” [1]
Cependant, Carr a également noté que nous devrions « être sceptiques à l'égard de [son] scepticisme », parce qu'il n'est peut-être « qu'un inquiet ». Il a expliqué: « tout comme il y a une tendance à glorifier le progrès technologique, il y a une contre-tendance à s'attendre au pire de chaque nouvel outil ou machine. »
L'article, et le livre suivant de Carr, The Shallows: what the Internet is Doing to Our Brains (2010, révisé en 2020), ont déclenché un débat continu sur et hors d'Internet sur la façon dont le média change notre façon de penser, comment nous interagissons avec le texte et les uns avec les autres, et le tissu même de la société dans son ensemble. < 1 >
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Questions de discussion
1. Internet nous rend-il, en tant que société, "stupides"? Citez vos preuves et expliquez comment vous croyez qu'Internet est ou n'est pas « nous rend stupides ».
2. Internet affecte-t-il votre façon de penser? Avez-vous remarqué de bons ou de mauvais effets après avoir été en ligne? Quels sont les effets et que faisiez-vous en ligne qui, selon vous, ont causé ces effets?
3. Comment utiliser Internet de manière responsable? Donnez des exemples et expliquez pourquoi ils sont importants.
Passer à l'action
1. Lisez l'argument pro original de Nicholas Carr à The Atlantic.
2. Analyser les commentaires de 11 experts sur la question de savoir si « l'utilisation constante des technologies numériques affecte la santé de notre cerveau » chez Vox.
3. Prenons des exemples historiques de technophobie à Slate.
4. Considérez ce que vous avez ressenti à propos de la question avant de lire cet article. Après avoir lu les avantages et les inconvénients sur ce sujet, votre pensée a-t-elle changé? Si oui, comment? Dressez la liste de deux à trois façons. Si vos pensées n'ont pas changé, énumérez de deux à trois façons dont votre meilleure compréhension de « l'autre côté du problème » vous aide maintenant à mieux argumenter votre position.
5. Faites pression pour la position et les politiques que vous soutenez en écrivant aux sénateurs et aux représentants nationaux des États-Unis.
Sources d'information
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