Like, people used rely Rolodex’s and calendars to remember phone numbers and birthdays, respectively. In other words, we used to write things down. When I left Facebook, I did literally go through their calendar and write down all my friends birthdays.
Navigation is a skill you have to learn. When I was an EMT, my FTO drilled the basics in to me. I can find my way to a city Ive never been, but I still use a GPS to find a specific place off the major cross streets. People used to give more advice with the destination, now they just say, “oh, come to this XXXX address place” because they assume youll be using a GPS, and the skill to describe “its off of this road” is both becoming lost, and a generational disconnect.
As someone who is very good at driving without GPS in my local area, using GPS for long trips outside my local area does for sure slow my ability to learn the new location. But it doesn’t remove what you already know.
So if your father is becoming incapable of driving his old haunts without assistance, I would worry there’s something more serious lurking in the background beyond tech makes you dumb.
Like, people used rely Rolodex’s and calendars to remember phone numbers and birthdays, respectively. In other words, we used to write things down. When I left Facebook, I did literally go through their calendar and write down all my friends birthdays.
Navigation is a skill you have to learn. When I was an EMT, my FTO drilled the basics in to me. I can find my way to a city Ive never been, but I still use a GPS to find a specific place off the major cross streets. People used to give more advice with the destination, now they just say, “oh, come to this XXXX address place” because they assume youll be using a GPS, and the skill to describe “its off of this road” is both becoming lost, and a generational disconnect.
My father was a pro at driving without gps. Now he can’t go 2 blocks without assistance from it
As someone who is very good at driving without GPS in my local area, using GPS for long trips outside my local area does for sure slow my ability to learn the new location. But it doesn’t remove what you already know.
So if your father is becoming incapable of driving his old haunts without assistance, I would worry there’s something more serious lurking in the background beyond tech makes you dumb.