Quote by Joshua Foer
When I climb into my car, I enter my destination into a GPS device, whose spatial memory supplants my own. I have photographs to store the images I want to remember, books to store knowledge and now, thanks to Google, I rarely have to remember anything more than the right set of search terms to access humankind's collective memory.
Summary
This quote highlights the increasing reliance on technology for memory and information retrieval. The GPS device replaces the need to remember directions, photographs replace the need to remember particular moments, and search engines like Google replace the need to memorize vast amounts of information. It illustrates how technology has become an external memory system, allowing individuals to offload their own cognitive processes to devices and access information conveniently whenever needed. This transformation in memory capabilities demonstrates the impact of technology on human behavior and the shift towards a reliance on external tools for remembering and recalling information.
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By Joshua Foer
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