soberups
Pees in the brown Koolaid
When I was an air driver I used my phone to guide me whenever I was sent somewhere unknown. IF you have an android powered phone google maps is your friend.
The other day I was sitting and eating my lunch at an outdoor table and just sort of "people watching."
It seemed like everyone I looked at was either talking or texting or using some sort of "app" on their "smart" phone as they went about their business.
I can foresee a day in the not-too-distant future when an enemy nation who wants to attack us wont need an army or a fleet of missiles or bombers. All they will have to do is destroy a few of our orbiting communications sattellites and completely shut down our cellular communication systems.
I can envision the results right now; tens of millions of people roaming the streets in a panic, frantically trying to get their now-useless "smart" phones to work. These people will literally not be able to cope with life. They wont know where to go, they wont know what to do, they wont be able to talk to anyone or send text messages. They wont have land-lines at home and they wont be able to remember anyone elses phone number.
We are raising an entire generation of people who are incapable of reading maps, stamping and self-addressing an envelope, or using standard reference materials in a library. Its really kind of scary if you think about it.