Too Reliant on Google?

          Nowadays, if someone asks you a question that you don't know the answer to, you consult Google. It has become a reflex for most people, to the point some don't even notice that it snuck its way into our vernacular. 

         "Google it." Our go-to response if no one knows, because why would the internet lie? As much as the internet provides an immense database for us to peruse, I think society has become to quick to believe the very first link that pops up in our search. Basically, Google has made us lazy. Too lazy to think for ourselves and to think critically. I mean, think about it. Students, including myself, struggle to find sources for our paper whenever Wikipedia or ".com" or ".org" websites aren't allowed. We often just believe what we see, and forget that Google isn't necessarily a "valid" resource, rather it is just a search engine that links keywords from your search to words found in articles, websites, etc. on the internet. Google doesn't account for the validity of every link it provides and society is just too accustomed to blindly relying on Google to remember that. Use Google, just remember to be critical and maintain some skepticism.