Carr

I agree with Carr. I too find myself unable to concentrate on long pieces of writing, unless I am completely into what I am reading, like a book I’m reading for my own enjoyment. If I am reading something online I tend to want to surf the web or get on my Facebook. If I am reading a book it is different, I could read the whole thing without thinking about getting online. Now if that said book was online, well I don’t think I would have this same dedication. I think it’s funny how long Carr’s article is and the fact that it is online to be honest I had a very hard time reading this. It just dragged on and on and had too many examples. I think he could have got his message across faster and more effectively, to people like he is describing, if he would have had said this in less words. His message is fairly clear, that the Internet is making us less inclined to read large passages without being distracted. He make’s a good point about how easy it is to use the internet for research rather than go to the library and read through journals and books searching for something you could get with one click online. This is very true and why would you waste your time at a library when you could find what you need online is just one click. Although when it comes to books to read for enjoyment, I prefer a hard copy to an online copy. Reading material off a computer screen isn’t only distracting but it hurts my eyes after awhile. Also like Carr said, nothing compares to pen and paper.