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Last month, we reported on a story about some computer users' fears of Internet access making us increasingly stupid. We're not sure that we necessarily agree with that idea, and we certainly aren't feeling the latest Luddite-tastic claim that GPS-enabled devices are going to make us forget how to get home.The idea is that people are becoming increasingly reliant on gadgets that tell us how to get from point A to point B, especially with the falling prices of these devices. Apparently, when everyone has one, people will just forget how to get anywhere without them, thus crippling society. We can definitely see that being the case for some inherently directionally-challenged people, but street maps have been around forever, and you don't see too many folks unable to make their morning commutes without consulting one.
It's not unlike the argument that the popularity of cell phones has made us all forget phone numbers -- wait, that one turns out to be pretty spot on!
Regardless, we suggest that you GPS yourself to faraway places without fear readers -- but it might not be a bad idea to turn the thing off every now and again when you're just heading to the corner store. [Source: ABC News]
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Subscribe to comments-bJul 10th 2008 10:29PM
Great article! A couple weeks back my wife and I met up with some other friends for dinner at a local restaurant. One of my friends made mention of his recent GPS purchase and how much he loved it. After dinner we all decided we'd head back to my friend's house for drinks. My wife and I got to his house and then had to wait a good 20 minutes because my friend's GPS told him to take a wrong exit and sent everyone else a good 15 miles out of their way.
I on the other hand just took the same back roads to his house.
The whole thing is odd, the whole crew of us have lived in the area our entire lives. It just doesn't make sense.