At this point in history, was Carr correct or incorrect about his predictions about the Internet’s ill effects on human cognition? Cite scientific data and the work of other theorists that have emerged since the original publication of the essay to corroborate your perspective.

Use data and scholarship about the science of Internet advertising to prove or disprove Carr’s central assertions. How has internet advertising affected human cognition and/or social organization? Are these effects aligned with Carr’s assertions?

Locate an essay that rebukes Carr’s perspective. Write a comparative essay that debates the merits and shortcomings of each argument.