The debate between Shirky, Carr, and Poundstone was about wether or not technology is making us dumber, smart, or simply just more meta-ignorant. Clay Shirky believes that technology is just like any other advance and it does not make us dumb. We live in a time where this technology connects all of us and gives us many opportunities. Nicholas Carr felt that technology is making us dumber. He said that having technology can make your memory much worse. William Poundstone introduced the idea that it was not making us dumber, simply just meta-ignorant. We aren't less informed, just less cognitive on things we don't know.