Internet

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Introduction
Pros
- Pro 1: The speed and ubiquity of the Internet is different from previous breakthrough technologies and is reprogramming our brains for the worse.
- Pro 2: IQ scores have been falling for decades, coinciding with the rise of technologies, including the Internet.
- Pro 3: The Internet is causing us to lose the ability to perform simple tasks.
Cons
- Con 1: Virtually all new technologies, the Internet included, have been feared, and those fears have been largely unfounded.
- Con 2: The Internet gives diverse populations of people more equal access to information and society.
- Con 3: Changing how the brain works and how we access and process information is not necessarily bad.
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