In "All Can Be Lost," by Nicholas Carr, author and journalist, warns against the increasing human dependency on automation. Carr argues that the use of machines dull our senses by removing he drive to be self reliant. He expands on this point by adding that, because we are starting to rely solely on technology and automation, we will not be prepared for unexpected errors that may occur. Just like with autocorrect on our phones, we become so dependent on this as a crutch, that if it messes up, we won't know what to do to fix the problem. Carr makes a point that when we trust in machines to save us, we will not know how to save ourselves. He uses a story about hunters from the small island of Igloolik and how, once they started to rely on GPS
