Has search engines changed society?

In 2008, an article titled, "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" was published in the Atlantic. The author explains how his way of thinking has changed. No longer being able to read lengthy books and articles, especially if it requires deep thinking. Has the world evolved to needing information quickly and to the point? I use Google multiple times a week to find information quickly. Personally, I have not used the search engine to kill some time and have fun. There has always been a point of purpose that was in need of this unknown information fast. This was the original purpose of Google and the use that society uses it for for the majority of the time. True, some browsers will use this site for recreational use to surf the web with no point of interest to be met. Some might say that this instantaneous information engine is the cause for the lack of patience for reading lenghty works that cause much thought. I do not believe that Google and other similar of sites have caused this. Sales of classic books have not gone extinct. People go through phases in life that will cause their interests to change and even revert back to previous preferences. The author of this 2008 article may find that in the present day he now has begun to, once again, hold more interest lenghty, deep literacy.