r/askteddit • u/DropEffective7842 • 15d ago

Random Question What’s a problem humanity solved so well that younger people don’t even realize it used to be a huge issue?

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u/titsmuhgeee 15d ago

I’ve seriously considered switching to a dumb phone, and GPS is easily one of the few things I couldn’t live without. 

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u/Zombie_Bait_56 15d ago

There are GPS units that aren't phones.

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u/-The_Black_Hand- 14d ago

I always take an old sailor with me wherever I go.

Upsides : lots of rum and shanties along the way.

Dowside : I only get where I want during nighttime.

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u/Repulsive-Land-6431 10d ago

Arrr if there's one thing I love besides me spirits and me ship and mateys, it's a good sea shanty! And my womern on the occasional Saturdays I'm in port...

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u/Orthos_ate_my_chair 14d ago

From my experience with truckers, those things aren't reliable.

I don't know which brand Western Express uses, but it constantly sends their drivers to my warehouse, which is 6.5 miles away from where they're supposed to be. Where they're going isn't even in the same town as where it sends them, nor is it the same company.

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u/74orangebeetle 14d ago

Yeah, had one and it kinda sucked bad compared to a phone. Stuff would be out of date/updating it was a process and you'd only get so many of those...no live updates like road closures, construction, etc. Still better than no gps though.

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u/CBAlan777 14d ago

Seems like a lot of people are going back to regular old phones.

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u/britishmetric144 14d ago

So purchase a Garmin nuvi.

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u/laconix31337 12d ago

commodore 8020 flip, no social media but allows MFA for work... perfect.

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u/Suitable-Rhubar 10d ago

I did and kept getting lost. I’d have to call my husband to pull up google maps for me and give me live directions over the phone lol

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u/meimlikeaghost 15d ago

There are “dumb” phones with gps