Does knowledge matter in the age of Google?
There are drawbacks to outsourcing our memory and knowledge to the internet, says William PoundstoneEconomist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz recently noted that one of the most common Google searches containing “my penis” was “how long is my penis?” Luddites might say a ruler would have a better answer than Google, but that’s not how digital natives think. Why should we figure out anything for ourselves, when everything is so easy to look up?
It’s a good question, o
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