Shoutout to the old guy in the diner near the Port of Stockton who told me 'real operators don't need GPS'.

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My uncle drove a delivery truck for thirty years without a single wrong turn. He retired the month they installed the first GPS unit in his cab. Some skills just get phased out by a beeping box.

annanguyen2d ago

Phased out" makes it sound like a loss, but that beeping box saves so much time and stress. Your uncle's skill was amazing, but new drivers can now do the job without thirty years of practice. GPS means fewer missed deliveries and less getting lost in bad areas. It's not about replacing skill, it's about giving people better tools to do the job right from day one.

drew9652d ago

Ever think about how much time gets wasted just being lost? I used to side with kim727's uncle, like old school skill was everything. But then I saw a new guy with GPS finish a route in half the time it took the veteran guys. That beeping box isn't a replacement, it's just a better map. It lets drivers focus on the driving and the customer, not on memorizing every street. Maybe the skill shifts from knowing the route to using the tool well.