The reasons: The process involves so much physical manipulation of the computer that it interferes with our ability to focus on and appreciate what we're readin

The reasons: The process involves so much physical manipulation of the computer that it interferes with our ability to focus on and appreciate what we're reading; online text moves up and down the screen and lacks physical dimension, robbing us of a feeling of completeness; and multimedia features, such as links to videos and animations, leave little room for imagination, limiting our ability to form our own mental pictures to illustrate what we're reading. They acknowledge later in the article that the findings about PC manipulation might be different for people who were raised in a different time, and I definitely agree -- a blank browser tab with focus on the URL bar is about as calming as possible for me. I definitely get annoyed when I'm reading a paper news article and I want to research a reference, doubly so when online at a paper news site when they don't link to things they obviously would if they were true online sources. While I agree that the second half holds merit, I think it's wrong to hang that on the internet itself. I definitely "watch" reddit sometimes, just clicking pics links and skimming programming articles without really soaking anything in. I think that being online doesn't change the need for discretion when choosing your information sources when you're attempting to do more than be passively entertained.