my only irl correlation is when SatNavs first appeared and luckily I already knew how to navigate my country with a mental road map, because I'd used paper maps for years.

And then I saw the next generation relying solely on TomTom's etc and getting into absolutely hilarious situations and sometimes downright deadly!

Whereas I was able to use SatNav's as an additional aid, to help speed up my commutes.

Similar to what you're saying I guess