Technology enriches our lives. However, I feel like it is making us "dumber."
Why?
When we rely on technology too much, we seem to forget the basic.
With smartphones and tablets, we don't know how to do certain things without them.
I used to remember many phone numbers; now, I only know my family's.
With driving, there are back up cameras, blind-spot indicators, and automatic parking. People rely them to the point that they don't think about why we need them in the first place.
Couple days ago, I saw a car with blind-spot indicators turned on. He didn't even bother doing shoulder-checks and change lanes. The truck beside him had to brake and honk at him. He is a bad driver, not only he relies on his indicators and he doesn't use them as purposes.
I only use my back up camera to back into the last part of the parking as I can't see the end unless I get out of the car. However, I don't use that to back out of a parking ever. I use the proper 360 degrees check. It's much safer.
We should never rely heavily on technology, only use them to ease a difficult task. Otherwise, we would become sheep and become dumb.
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