[Ezekiel]

Remember when people said that computers could never replace the human brain? Well some still say that. They are correct. But they are wrong.

Frightening to what extent the nebulous internet/Google/antisocial media sites have become the repository of human knowledge, and are then used as substitutes for human memory, discernment, and intellect.

Many people are choosing to trust what is displayed from a gadget in the hand instead of thinking and using proper reasoning skills, or even plain old intuition and instincts.

It’s like Clark Griswold asking for directions in the ghetto.

[NorthMountain]

See #52.

[Clump]

The data mining by corporations and the government is only getting bigger and more invasive. I'm not sure at what point they will actually have enough on us to be satisfied.
My guess is enough will never be enough. They will just keep ramping it up so long as it is profitable to do so.

[zeugma]

and are then used as substitutes for human memory,

Case in point... how many phone numbers do you currently know, compared to the past?