GOOGLE....Ezra Klein sings the praises of Google:
Google's like the brain I never had, the knowledge I never acquired. Its continued existence seems utterly implausible. But so long as it's around, I don't need to really read anything. I just need to catalogue the existence of things I might one day read. I don't so much study web sites as scan for impressions, for markers, for key words I'll need if I want to return. I don't need the knowledge so much as a vague outline of what the knowledge is and how to get back. Now, if only all books were searchable on Amazon.Is this (a) a profound insight into 21st century existence, or (b) a sign of the decline of Western civilization? Discuss.