Good point. For most trips by car I know 90-95% of the way, it’s only the final bit that tends to be difficult. I usually study that on the map before I leave, still don’t need GPS that way.
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Definitely depends where I'm going. For example, driving down through Switzerland to Italy this Summer, I'd have got caught in a 10 hour tail back if GPS hadn't redirected me a longer, but ultimately quicker way. Not sure using the map would have been the smartest move.
aug 30, 2025, 9:35 am • 1 0 • view
Obviously. But most trips people go on tend to go over familiar roads. As a passenger, I’m always amazed by people turning on GPS for the road home…
aug 30, 2025, 12:16 pm • 0 0 • view
I guess it's because it will tell you if there's a problem with the journey - closed road/accident etc - and take you another way.
aug 30, 2025, 12:25 pm • 1 0 • view
GPS is a great invention for sure but I think the point Daisy is making is that you don’t learn the route as well by following it. No big deal in that context but similar cognitive offloading in the case of, say, writing may have longer-term negative consequences.
aug 30, 2025, 12:29 pm • 1 0 • view
Yes, it's a fairly obvious point and you didn't really need to have to explain it to me. But it's also fairly obvious that it might not matter so much if you've memorised a route - using your brain is what matters.
aug 31, 2025, 12:02 pm • 1 0 • view
True. We shouldn’t focus on the examples in the quote. Technology intended to lessen our mental effort is likely to cause fewer brain connections to form, lowering our cognition.
aug 30, 2025, 6:12 pm • 1 0 • view
I think I'm much more concerned with the impact AI might have on reducing our intelligence than cameras and GPS.
aug 31, 2025, 12:05 pm • 1 0 • view
Quite.
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