Re:Paper Map Sales Are Booming
by romwell on Monday January 23, 2023 @11:55AM
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>The article throws that in as a minor detail but I'd bet money it's the only reason.
For most people, perhaps.
After working in Google Geo, I drove across the country and back (CA - NC - TX - CA) using the trusty Rand & McNally atlas and compass, and couldn't have been happier.
No nagging voices telling me where to go. No countdown timers making me wary of taking a scenic detour. No feeling of going on rails.
Yes to seeing things and being aware of my environment. Yes to understanding where I am at all times. Yes to exercising my brain and being in control of my lived experience.
For most people, perhaps.
After working in Google Geo, I drove across the country and back (CA - NC - TX - CA) using the trusty Rand & McNally atlas and compass, and couldn't have been happier.
No nagging voices telling me where to go. No countdown timers making me wary of taking a scenic detour. No feeling of going on rails.
Yes to seeing things and being aware of my environment. Yes to understanding where I am at all times. Yes to exercising my brain and being in control of my lived experience.
Yes to not becoming stupid [1][2][3][4].
But sure, maps are pretty too.
[1] https://www.vocativ.com/418342/google-maps-gps-navigation/in...
[2] https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=5179471&page=1
[3] https://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/a-sportsmans-life/gps-i...
[4] https://www.thedrive.com/news/8686/study-using-gps-navigatio...