I think this is more a problem of us being taught in school not to question authorities "who ought to know better" and thereby unlearning to rely on instincts.

I think this is more a problem of us being taught in school not to question authorities "who ought to know better" and thereby unlearning to rely on instincts. Teachers in school, GPS on the road, weather forecasts or any apps we use when we can use some extra expertise. I've: * told a friend in a coastal desert village "It's going to rain, better get the laundry from the roof." - He grew up there and never left village town but still, instead of relying on instincts, took out his smartphone and checked the forecast "No way, mate, no rain today." He had not finished his sentence when the first drop hit the screen of his smartphone. * pointed fellow passengers on a boat to the rising moon. They took out their smartphone, argued it cannot be the moon because their app says it's going to rise in another direction. Then the app corrected itself, now pointing at the clearly visible rising moon. * spent a beautiful morning with a flatmate in the garden of our Venice Beach apartment talking about how beautiful and warm the day is. We go back inside, she looks at the weather app and exclaims "holy shit, it's hot outside!"