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."

-From In the Plex by Steven Levy (p.67)

My Thoughts:

First off, if humans had an installment in their brains that gave them everything they ever wanted to know or look up that would be super creepy! What's the point of interacting with others if you already know everything?
Technology, Internet and media have had a great influence on the way that I think and even the way I go about doing things in my day to day life. I have the world at my fingertips in a cute, sparkly-pink case. My time spent searching for the information I need is almost non-comparable to the time it took previous generations to find information. Also, with so much available to me at the touch of a button or the swipe of a touch screen, my concentration is almost never focused on one specific thing. I can text my friend, catch up on world news and listen to music all at the same time. It's gotten to the point where I can even feel unfocused if I don't have a little white noise in the background while I'm working. Either my ability to multi-task has increased ten-fold or I've become extremely ADD. I've been able to learn so much about my personal interests and curiosities through the internet. Things I never even knew existed or books I never would have heard of I have been able to hear about through online communities like Tumblr and even Twitter.
Technology has had a bog impact on all of us and really does put the whole world at our fingertips.