See the excerpt that this is in response to here.
Technology, with the Internet now more easily accessible through smart phones, has changed my generation. Before, people would have to recall facts from memory if they didn't want to find the page in a book or the paragraph in an essay where they read about the concept in the first place. Now you can simply whip out your smart phone, laptop, or portable tablet and search that concept. However, with a seemingly limitless supply of descriptions, directions, photos, music, videos, social networking sites, and online shopping, for me, the internet absorbs time at a rate that seems unfathomable. It is the bearer of distractions which, depending on your state of mind, can either make the Internet desirable or despicable.
I also just wanted to add my first thoughts after reading this selection. How would people measure intelligence or value intelligence if there was an implant that allowed anyone to be a walking encyclopedia? How would people be prevented from using these implants during tests or contests where the participant's success should depend on what they know up to the point of taking the exam or going on a game show? I think it's an intimidating thought to think of everyone with the knowledge of the Internet not just on the tips of their fingers but already inside their minds.
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