I agree with Nicholas Carr's article and many of his points I have found to be true while I read. I think that the internet is changing the way we think and will have a lasting impact that we do not yet know the effects of. As the internet replaces almost all other forms of media, instead of knowing a lot about one subject, we seem to instead learn very little about many different subjects. This will definitely lead to a drop in intellectual writing and deep reflection, replacing it with a computer-like style that moves quickly between each thought and subject. I have noticed this to an extent when I read read long texts as well. Before the internet became a big part of my life I could read long immersive books such as Lord of the Rings and other long books. As the internet has become a bigger part of my life I've had trouble staying interested in long stories and I struggle to concentrate on the reading. I also feel like there is a very different effect caused by the internet than by other media mediums that have also been widely criticized such as television and video games. These other forms of media, while not being as immersive or thought provoking as a book, at least keep up an immersive story for a peroid of 30 minutes to 2 hours. An internet topic or single webpage typically keeps me interested for an average of about 2 to 10 minutes. A perfect example of this phenomenon in Youtube. Short clips keep you interested for about a minute or 2, then you simply click on another video and watch that one and so on. I'm not sure what kind of long term effects this brain change will have, but it will be interesting to see the effects on a generation about 10 years from now