you need GPS to go to the place youv'e been multiple times, because you have GPS. Your brain does a funny thing where it doesnt feel like it has to remember shit when you have the answer infront of you on a computer/phone/device cause it is basically using that device as its short term memory.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, having the internet in my pocket absolutely affects how much I commit to memory.

[–] Malfeasant@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Which is a good thing, at least for how my mind works- leaving it up to the internet to fill in the details frees up space in my head to retain a greater breadth of vague knowledge...

[–] Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

You and I both know that freed up space is just used for anxiety.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

It's like we can all match the most "erudite" that lives 50 years ago just by the fact we can access infinite knowledge at all times. At the end of the day those guys's work was to know where to look for information in their libraries, and have the surface knowledge to understand what they were reading about.

[–] LukeMedia@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I remember routes even with GPS, and even better when you learn the roads. I usually only have GPS on for traffic data. On the other hand, I never remember phone numbers...