alt Hacker NewsI'm not sure the point you're trying to make. This was true before cell phones too. People didn't carry maps everywhere.
What's the difference between then and now?
Pay phones, basically? Physical maps being available in public places more readily?
I'm not sure the point you're trying to make. This was true before cell phones too. People didn't carry maps everywhere.
What's the difference between then and now?
Pay phones, basically? Physical maps being available in public places more readily?
The argument here is "most people can get by just fine" without access to the internet.
I tried to pick an obvious example to illustrate how that's not true.
The difference is that, prior to everyone having a smart phone, people had backups for if they ran into trouble. They might simply not go somewhere that they might have trouble returning from. They sorted out their travel plans in advance - someone to pick them up from a location at a time. They memorized phone numbers so they could call from a pay phone if they needed to. They carried cash or a cheque book to pay for cabs.