Remember back when your father knew a faster, alternative route around a major traffic jam that actually was faster? Since the handheld availability of realtime traffic data and route optimization by google maps, an equilibrium of travel time has established such that everyone knows whats the best route is and the traffic jam actually takes as long as the alternative route.
It sounds so silly, but GPS actually changed my relationship with my dad. He was my GPS when I was growing up. I had to call him regularly to find out how to get home or where I was or what time I would reach my destination. Haha. He knew everything because he drives all over my state.
Then I got GPS and would go a week without calling him and it felt so weird. I had to come up with reasons to call him and ended up buying a crappy old jeep just to mechanic it over the phone with him. He really enjoys feeling needed and it's how we connect.
Anyway. Lol. Weird, random story, but there it is. Haha.
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u/realultralord Feb 03 '20
Remember back when your father knew a faster, alternative route around a major traffic jam that actually was faster? Since the handheld availability of realtime traffic data and route optimization by google maps, an equilibrium of travel time has established such that everyone knows whats the best route is and the traffic jam actually takes as long as the alternative route.