Is Google Making Us Stupid?

I enjoyed this article and the way it was written. It started out almost like a story with two characters, but it still efficiently got its point across that Google is making us stupid. I agree that we rely heavily on the Internet, however; that's the generation we grew up in. It is scary to think that books, newspapers and magazines will soon be gone. All tangible materials can be found on Google, and more than likely that topic will come up with multiple pages. Some people believe that Google is taking over the world. In a way I could see this happening, however; I still enjoy actually picking up a book and reading it. Not on a kindle and not on a screen. I believe there are a lot of others out there with the same opinion as mine.
YouTube is another website that catapults people to fame. A lot of people post pointless videos or them showing off their singing skills and they are picked up by a popular industry. Take Justin Bieber for example, he was discovered on YouTube by Usher. Majority of the time however, YouTube is filled with some of the most ridiculous videos. The videos are pure entertainment and comical. More and more people have become familiar with YouTube and are beginning to watch it the same amount as they do television. Is this good or bad? Personally, I hope television never goes away, I like watching YouTube but not as much as I do TV.
The Internet is becoming more and more influential. You can search almost anything you want and research any topic. Yes its less time consuming to type in a question rather then flipping through pages of a book, but I'm not so sure if I want my future to be anymore Internet reliant then it is now.