I’ve always been a big fan of sci-fi shows like ‘The Outer Limits’ because some of their plots seem so far out there, but then things like this happen and make you think. I remember an episode that was set in the future in which everyone in the world was literally hardwired into a massive world information network via a wireless receiver implanted in their heads. They had preteens performing surgeries and talking like a monotone adult simply by downloading the information. The protagonist of the story, because of a genetic anomaly, couldn’t plug into the network and so had to learn everything from books, and taught himself. Long story short, at the end of the episode the whole network crashed and reduced everyone but the protagonist to the state of an infant, and he had to start teaching them from scratch. Sounds stupid, but with more and more kids these days relying on technology, it doesn’t seem so far off.
The GPS better keep working. Younger people, 30 or younger often have no clue about how to find their way around without a GPS. Before that, it was Google Maps, with explicit directions. They don’t seem to have the ability to really read a map or have anything like a sense of direction, or any awareness of distance. Maybe I just know stupid people.