What is the central message of this text? Please explain it in your own words. The central message that the author is trying to convey is that the rapid scanning of information we do on the Internet negatively affects our intelligence. He would also like everyone to know that he is writing a book that you can buy.b. How would you define your position as a member of the public (resistant, neutral, etc.)? With your position in mind, what kind of audience do you think the author is trying to reach? Provide an example to support your answer. I consider myself neutral on the topic, I didn't think or do much research on this topic before reading this article. I believe the author is trying to reach an older audience, primarily people who were wary of the Internet. That audience is looking for other people to reaffirm their opinions with, which this article could do for them. The tone of the article makes it seem like he is speaking to his peers, at the time this article was published, Nicholas Carr would have been fifty years old. In addition to that, the publication that published the article has an average readership age of 39-61