Exactly! Good one. People just don't realize how much of this stuff is just jetsam and dross.
What the hell would happen if the service ever seriously failed for long periods or GPS failed overnight (which it easily could)? People would have to resort to what they did pre-internet. Back then, the world still worked (and some would argue even better because the internet 'toy' wasn't around to distract everyone and wreak havoc on the world).
Believe it or not, we actually built the modern world without email and the smartphone.
What the hell would happen if the service ever seriously failed for long periods or GPS failed overnight (which it easily could)? People would have to resort to what they did pre-internet. Back then, the world still worked (and some would argue even better because the internet 'toy' wasn't around to distract everyone and wreak havoc on the world).
Believe it or not, we actually built the modern world without email and the smartphone.