You could also draw parallels to programmers, in that we used to have to figure things out the hard way, by experimentation, or by reading the documentation (ga

You could also draw parallels to programmers, in that we used to have to figure things out the hard way, by experimentation, or by reading the documentation (gasp!), whereas nowadays people just go to StackOverflow for answers. People aren't used to building their own understanding of things, but instead allow for an excessive amount of outside influence to slowly mold that understanding, without having control over it yourself. I recognize this often in myself, starting to think of a concept or problem, and giving up too soon when facing a complex train of thought and instead resort to trying to search for a solution online, or at least someone who's thought about the problem before. This Sucks™. We're using our conceptualization skills less and less. I remember a time where you were able (or forced) to ponder a concept for minutes, or hours, or days/weeks (depending on the scope of the problem) since there wasn't an all-knowing web of information, whereas nowadays it's easy to just hit the "I give up" button and find a solution online.