I came across this article on yahoo.com. I love technology, but it saddens me that it's going to completely take over. Somehow we should try to preserve all that is simple and retain that familiarity of old fashioned hands-on labor, small or large, that people before us did.
The comment about paper maps made me cringe. If a person is stranded, how will they know where they are if their electronic gadget that holds the map, is broken, has no connection to the internet, or is dead? Paper maps (in a protective sleeve :) with a compass can be a life saver.
There will come a time when everything will be either solarly, wirelessly, or effortlessly recharged in some other way. By then, would they also be unbreakable, 100% useable no matter what? Will a wireless connection be made possible everywhere, throughout the country? Only then, will paper maps be obsolete.
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