Scott Berry

Internet Content in Crisis: Are We Becoming Mental Grasshoppers?

Couldn't resist here. Individual people don't "evolve" to cope with anything, at least not in a Darwinian sense. But the misconception that we do is exactly the kind of thing an absence of deep thinking and rigorous evaluation can lead to.

I disagree with much of the "google..stupid" article. If people are losing their ability to concentrate and focus because of information snacking, then go read a few books instead. It'll come back, just as exercise and diet will overcome a habit of poor nutritional snacking.

It's clearly a change in the way (much) of the world operates. The key is to understand the new environment, and adapt to how *other* people are changing.