I don't think anyone has called me a drooling idiot, thought rightfully so a scatterbrain. I could never memorize more than a couple phone numbers even when I was young. So "smart phones" have been a blessing.
So has GPS. In the "bad old days" I had to plan every trip ahead with multiple maps or printed cards and had to stop often to get my bearings. The only plus was once I get someplace once, I can get there again (usually) without the maps. But that last part hasn't changed with GPS.
So maybe my perspective is a little different and makes me a bit less judgmental?
Back to the birding: granted, I'm probably not a "birder" by strict definition...I enjoy photographing wildlife. Sometimes I just watch, often I photograph and admire the still images back home, often it's both. Just happens it's mostly birds because wild mammals are so much more elusive.
If it wasn't for digital cameras, I wouldn't be this into birds. Sure, I always like animals and enjoyed nature walks, but now I want to know what they are called and why they are there.
So not all digital technology is evil or some anathema to birding.
