> We had this miraculous invention called a "map." Local ones were usually free These maps had only road information, no POI data or road closure information.

> We had this miraculous invention called a "map." Local ones were usually free These maps had only road information, no POI data or road closure information. No public transit info either. Having Google Maps and Uber/Lyft on the go basically entirely removes the need to plan where you'll go and how you'll get there or return. I had the original iPhone on an internship in 2008 and being able to explore a new city without worrying about getting lost was liberating. > Yeah, we had this thing called "peace and quiet." It was amazing Sitcoms in the 90s had entire episodes that depended on people not being able to reach each other. In the era of ubiquitous cell connectivity, this just isn't a problem anymore. This is another example where the need to plan in advance is basically gone, you can figure things out as you go. Just recently meeting up with friends we had a miscommunication and one of us ended up in the wrong place. With cell phones, we all knew exactly what was happening and could fix it easily. Without? A giant mess. That said my phone is almost always on vibrate, so if I'm not actively looking at it I'm generally not going to notice a message immediately. And nobody actually calls anymore.