Does The Internet Make You Smarter?

In this article, Clay Shirky explores the roots of a new literary culture and calls out the patient's voice as "open source [method] ... an example of common sense of medical progress".

Does the Internet make us smarter or clumsy? Wall Street Journal summarized several provocative articles this weekend. One of them is from Nick Karl, the latest book, The Shallows, that the Internet does not narrow down our focus and generally insists low intelligence. Another book by Clay Shirky, with its latest work "Cognitive Surplus", thinks that the Internet is good for both individuals and society. Who won this argument? It can be said that only readers can find valuable things in two ways. Of course, not everyone can overwhelmingly win - primarily because both of them are correct.

Without talking about Wi-Fi toaster we can not talk about the Internet's Internet (IOT). This is an example of an exciting and absurd human being. Make them smarter and connect all the devices to make our life better. When does the toaster stop the toaster? This is not a troublesome problem, it will definitely be a toast if it is toasted. The idea of ​​Unix software design is "doing one thing and doing it well". I believe this concept also applies when considering complex hardware devices. Think of the iPhone as an example, you can hardly think about it, but it is based on the phone. Apart from snoring a little, it continues to function very well, and all other functions are built on core functions.