Why > When

It is difficult for me to agree with Nicholas Carr, or his article "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" The main reason being that I have never seen knowledge in terms of how much stuff you know, but how in tune one is with his/her world. It might be very Maslow of me, but it all comes down to:



SELF-ACTUALIZATION



I will take credit for this quote: I'd rather have a student know why a war was wrong, than when it happened. Self-actualization pushes for morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, lack or prejudice, acceptance of facts, etc. If Google helps us reach self-actualization it is a good thing. If not, it is just like anything else that distracts us for the time being.