THE FUSE

I used to keep getting lost until I turned on GPS. Then, I got lost only rarely, and more specifically, when there was recent construction on the road and the GPS got confused. But once I came to rely almost exclusively on GPS and my battery died, I got lost, and I didn't have the skills to recover. “Where am I?” I wondered, looking out at an unfamiliar landscape. Over time, I noticed I was paying less attention to the landscape as well, assuming the GPS was doing the work for me.