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Attaching -phobic to everything is really an injustice. The author makes no effort to say they are afraid of technology. Nor do they really hint that they are

Attaching -phobic to everything is really an injustice. The author makes no effort to say they are afraid of technology. Nor do they really hint that they are old school. Just that the technology being USED is old school. Often times, what works best for you is what you should do. There are many more complications that make flying a plane more comfortable with technology. However, we have been circumnavigating the globe without ipads for what, over a century? Sometimes pencil and paper is all you need. If it gets you home, there's no sense in learning to use fragile easily broken technology. Especially out at sea, where weather conditions could easily destroy such conveniences. You might be surprised at just how many hobbies and jobs use simple pencil and paper to do their business. In fact the article is fascinating strictly because it shows just how unnecessary bags full of the latest greatest tech are. This is no different than how programmers work. I am not language-phobic because I don't want to learn the newest greatest framework. I simply work with what gets me the best productivity.

goodcanadian 4y ago
However, we have been circumnavigating the globe without ipads for what, over a century? Sorry, I couldn't resist the nitpick. It is more like FIVE centuries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magellan_expedition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magellan_expedition
- rocketbop 4y ago
  From the context, it seems clear the parent was referring to flight.
- maccard 4y ago
  Us doing something one way for 500 years doesn't inherently mean we should continue. Horses were the primary means of transport for 3000+ years, so should we go back to them? (We should use bikes really) An abacus worked for a similar amount of time, should we go back to that because it worked? I have no skin in the navigation game, but something working in the past isn't a good enough reason to not change.
  - antasvara 4y ago
    On the other hand, why should we use the latest and greatest technology if it's not the best tool for the job? I don't think the commenter or the author of the piece is arguing for anybody to completely throw out technology. The author even advocates strongly for weather forecasting apps and services. What they are advocating for is using the correct tool for the job, even if it's "older." I wouldn't go back to horses as a general rule. If I were in the backwoods with limited access to gas and roads, however, a horse may very well be a better solution to my travel issues.
melony 4y ago
> Sometimes pencil and paper is all you need. If it gets you home, there's no sense in learning to use fragile easily broken technology. You should do a Twitch stream of yourself using celestial navigation instead of Google maps to drive cross country in the US.
- upsidesinclude 4y ago
  Driving by celestial navigation would be interesting as it's likely never been done before. Maybe you meant a map.
- Test0129 4y ago
  It would actually be interesting, except navigating the streets by celestial navigation might be hard. We've had maps for a long, long time. I'd probably just use one of those and compass :). Otherwise the north star might drive me into a wall!

goodcanadian 4y ago

However, we have been circumnavigating the globe without ipads for what, over a century? Sorry, I couldn't resist the nitpick. It is more like FIVE centuries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magellan_expedition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magellan_expedition

rocketbop 4y ago
From the context, it seems clear the parent was referring to flight.
maccard 4y ago
Us doing something one way for 500 years doesn't inherently mean we should continue. Horses were the primary means of transport for 3000+ years, so should we go back to them? (We should use bikes really) An abacus worked for a similar amount of time, should we go back to that because it worked? I have no skin in the navigation game, but something working in the past isn't a good enough reason to not change.
- antasvara 4y ago
  On the other hand, why should we use the latest and greatest technology if it's not the best tool for the job? I don't think the commenter or the author of the piece is arguing for anybody to completely throw out technology. The author even advocates strongly for weather forecasting apps and services. What they are advocating for is using the correct tool for the job, even if it's "older." I wouldn't go back to horses as a general rule. If I were in the backwoods with limited access to gas and roads, however, a horse may very well be a better solution to my travel issues.

melony 4y ago

> Sometimes pencil and paper is all you need. If it gets you home, there's no sense in learning to use fragile easily broken technology. You should do a Twitch stream of yourself using celestial navigation instead of Google maps to drive cross country in the US.

upsidesinclude 4y ago
Driving by celestial navigation would be interesting as it's likely never been done before. Maybe you meant a map.
Test0129 4y ago
It would actually be interesting, except navigating the streets by celestial navigation might be hard. We've had maps for a long, long time. I'd probably just use one of those and compass :). Otherwise the north star might drive me into a wall!