Google: our crutch

I thought it would be interesting to write about Google, or more so the concept of Google. It’s strange to think that our parents didn’t have any of the technology we have now when they were in school. Even something as simple as Microsoft word we take for granted. Using a type writer would be an awful existence in college years. Plus every word I wrote would be misspelled. But as a society we so take advantage of Google search. I wonder how they looked up anything back then. And I don’t mean the type of research you get from a  book. I mean things like what time a store closes, or movie times, or even what artist sings the song you just heard on the radio. Google provides us with so much information it takes the work out of now simple things. But the question is, is that a good thing? To have so much information so easily accessible. I feel as if we are getting lazy. Don’t get me wrong I use it more than anyone should to look up things I should already know. its almost like you don’t have to be that knowledgeable to get what you want because you can simply look it up. what’s the point of memorizing something if you can just look it up later? And you think if I will have to know that on the job or something I can just look it up from my smart phone. I would never want Google to end, but if it did I feel like we would all be dumb to say the least. Google is our crutch, and we depend on it much too much.