MrBook Yep, I agree! In fact, tell me if you disagree please, but no one puts anything to memory anymore. How many people even have a half-dozen phone numbers memorized 😕. 8y
SusanInTiburon I'm not sure that outsourcing memory is a bad thing, or even a new one. I think we used to divvy up info responsibilities more - e.g. you do insurance and auto info, I do bank accounts and warranties, he has baseball statistics, she knows bands, this one movies, that one cooking... I think of Internet as a giant brain bank, not a vampire. 8y
SusanInTiburon Of course, we should all still be memorizing poetry in case of emergency. 8y
JSW Knowing how to learn, how to sort reliable info from gossip, and how to be proactive with information are key life skills. 8y
BookishMarginalia @mrbook I have a pretty bad memory, so even before cell phones I doubt I knew 6 phone numbers by heart 8y