There was a Twilight Zone episode based on a short story, where the public became so dumbed-down, that intelligence had to be built into all tools.
A few years later, I saw a cash register in McDonalds that had pictures instead of numbers on the keys and I thought "We're on our way".
Idiocracy was a documentary. Also you’ll probably enjoy the hell out of it.
Stupid people with smart phones.
I stopped into the deli at the local grocery store last week. A cute, bubbly high school girl was working the deli. I asked for four ounces of sliced roast beef. She stood there, dumbfounded and with a blank look on her face. She replied “Sir, we only sell it by the pound.”
I said “OK, I want four ounces — what fraction of a pound is that?”
Dumb look and silence.
I went on. “Right. How many ounces in a pound?”
Yikes! Another dumb look and silence. Her stupidity and ignorance were really getting to me now. I continued. “OK, there are sixteen ounces in a pound. What fraction of a pound is four ounces?”
Another completely befuddled, brain-addled look.
I went on. “Four divided by sixteen is one-quarter. I want one-quarter of a pound of roast beef.”
She prepared my order and handed it to me. The label she affixed said “9.2 ounces.” She couldn’t even guesstimate that she had given me over twice what I asked for.
At least it was excellent roast beef and made sandwiches for a couple days longer than planned.
We are SO doomed!
Apple computers got a big boost because they used icons.
Those of us who knew how to use DOS didn't need the icons. I have rebelled against Apple in every way. Will not use anything Apple.
Saves me money too...everything Apple costs more.