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What the Net does is shift the emphasis of our intelligence, away from what might be called a meditative or contemplative intelligence and more toward what might be called a utilitarian intelligence. The price of zipping among lots of bits of information is a loss of depth in our thinking.

Nicholas G. Carr

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Nicholas G. Carr
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: January 7
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