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      123 days ago

      Man not everyone had a moment in their lives to stop and think about it. And it wasn’t taught in school. No need to act condescending.

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        12 days ago

        You’re inferring a tone where there isn’t one.

        I was asking if this is a common misconception as I had assumed the userbase here was generally pretty tech savvy, and confusing GPS with internet seemed particularly strange.

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      53 days ago

      That’s what I thought. I figured things like the original garmins had a quantity unlimited but very narrowly usable data plan, like old kindles. I did know that gps was invented before the internet was widespread, but I figured that today it was like fax machines, where the vast majority don’t actually have a landline connection anymore and use the internet instead.

      Based on this comment section, I gathered that it was something else, but still didn’t expect it to be fucking radio.

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        73 days ago

        Hey don’t feel dumb. There’s a billion things the smartest person on the planet doesn’t know.

        It’s a pretty clever system honestly, I found it fascinating.

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          13 days ago

          I don’t feel dumb, lol. It’s very far from my areas of interest. I’m sure I’ve got more incorrect opinions about all sorts of fields I don’t think much about. The important thing is, I know how to research.

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        13 days ago

        You also didn’t open with “how do you expect it to work” without actually knowing how it works.