"A few years ago, a delivery driver from Doncaster almost drove his car
off a cliff. His BMW was left teetering on the edge of a 100ft precipice
in Yorkshire after he had followed his satnav’s instructions, despite
increasing indications that he had ceded a shade too much control to the
gadget. “It just kept insisting the path was a road, even as it was
getting narrower and steeper,” the chap explained, “so I just trusted
it. I rely on my satnav. I couldn’t do without it for my job"
Marina Hyde writing in The Guardian March 11th 2015
She mentions this in the context of over-reliance on technology and the England cricket team. I wonder if there are other lessons too such as
- the dangers of auto-pilot (as opposed to mindfulness)
- the pitfalls of obedience to authority
- the pros and cons of advances in technology in general
What do you think?
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