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>So yes, maybe putting a mark on a piece of paper is easier than doing it in online maps, but every other aspect of that process is way harder without the inter
by marcinzm 6y ago
>So yes, maybe putting a mark on a piece of paper is easier than doing it in online maps, but every other aspect of that process is way harder without the internet.
Only if you know where on the map the place is which you wouldn't since you found it in a book. In Google Maps, I click "Add Destination" and put in the address. Drag it to the right places and it's now part of my route. On a paper map, I need to spend 10 minutes finding the address, referring to the index on the back to find the right square.
- yaktubi 6y agoYes but you’ll know and remember the route after plotting it yourself—and spatial awareness increases making you a better driver. Think of it this way: everything our phones/computers do for us reduces our ability to do the same task in the long and short term.
- mosselman 6y agoThis seems off-topic since the article is about perception of speed.
- jjk166 6y agoYes, and every time I go to the grocery store my ability to hunt mammoths is reduced. Anesthesia reduces my ability to just deal with the pain of surgery. A pen reduces my ability to chisel words into stone. Exposing us less to the challenges of the past is not a bug, it's a feature.
- yaktubi 6y agoSee your thoughts make no sense because you’re on the computer all day. Mammoths, anesthesia, and pens don’t do computations for people
- marcinzm 6y agoInstead I can optimize my brain and time for other tasks which are either more useful or more enjoyable.