Title: Does The Internet Make You Dumber? Yes, It Does. - niklasgoeke.com
Headings: Does The Internet Make You Dumber? Yes, It Does.
Does The Internet Make You Dumber? Yes, It Does.
The internet makes you dumb, because it creates the illusion of relevancy, control and creativity.
Stage 1: More info ≠ more info that’s relevant to you.
How do you combat this?
Stage 2: More relevant info ≠ more relevant info you have to execute on right now.
How do you combat this?
Stage 3: More relevant info you have to execute on ≠ you’ll create something valuable.
How do you combat this?

Content: The internet doesn’t make you dumb because it holds lots of bad information (which it does) or because it holds too much information (which it does). These things are obvious. But they’re just the little tricks – decoys, really – the internet employs to distract you from its grand illusion. It takes place in three stages, and it leaves you irrelevant, with no options and kills your creativity: The relevancy illusion. The control illusion. The creativity illusion. Let’s see what happens as you pass through them, using an example. Imagine you want to start an Instagram account, grow it to 100,000 followers, build a brand, and potentially make a living from the money you generate with it, so you can finally quit your job. The decision is made, Instagram it is!