Lol of course it isn't that hyperbolic. I am still a functioning adult and in fact the main breadwinner of my family. I didn't set out to be some sort of pop culture storage device, it happened naturally. I do still remember things, I just don't write them down generally. My wife writes things down specifically because she will not remember them otherwise. Her journaling tendencies are why she has taken on the role of documenting things like appointments and such. If I was on my own again, I'd have to come up with my own method.