How a Portable GPS Changes Everything
The Blair Witch Project was a movie put out before everyone had cell phones and way before anyone ever even heard of a portable GPS system. Think of how Hollywood would have suffered if the portable GPS had been invented years earlier and then think about the countless scripts that the mainstream acceptance of the portable GPS has probably caused to be rejected.
Could three college students still get lost in the woods of Maryland if they all had a cell phone and if instead of a map they relied on a portable GPS system to guide their way? It was indeed quite frustrating enough to watch the Blair Witch Project and wonder why no one bothered to just climb the highest tree to see where they were and which direction to go in.
To accept the fact that they would have ventured out into the woods without cell phones or a portable GPS system would have been unacceptable. Movies like The Hills Have Eyes would have never made sense because how would a whole family get lost if they had a portable GPS? But it isn't just Hollywood that suffers from advances in technology. The inability to get lost anymore because of the portable GPS affects everyone.
You get invited to a party by a close friend but the party is at the house of someone you don't know. You do not want to go to the party but your friend decides to loan you their portable GPS system so you don't get lost on the way to the party.
Just another way that the convenient excuse of getting lost is completely corrupted by the availability of satellite technology that can tell you where you are, show you where you want to go, and then tell you how to get there. It isn't just directions on a screen either, the portable GPS will literally tell you in a human voice how to get to your destination. All of the probability for error is removed much to your chagrin.
No More Excuses on That Blind Date
Your best friend sets you up on a blind date and thinks that double dating with him and his girlfriend will help make your blind date easier to tolerate. Of course it never works out like that but the date is made and your only option is to go.
Now with the availability of the portable GPS systems you can no longer skip your blind date with the excuse that you could not find the restaurant. It just takes all of the gray area out of finding where you are going and leaves you with absolutes.
I am sure that the people that invented the portable GPS system meant well but I don't think they thought it through completely. When everyone expects you to know where you are going that can really put the pressure on.
