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Wed7pm · 4842 days ago · link · · parent · post: What was daily life like before almost everyone had cell phones?
"I think the internet is changing our lives as much as any invention ever has" - I think you're probably right about that, at least for people in the West (and presumably the changes will move across the whole world eventually).
It's a pity most history is written about the past, really. A lot of our lives are spent looking forward and wondering what's coming or trying to influence it, but that probably won't be recorded, even though it's probably shaping what we do. Re those old rotary phones: can you remember how slow they were to dial?! I can't imagine using one now. It would seem like forever to wait for that circle thing to return after each number is dialed. Just thinking about that makes me feel impatient :)
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I still have a list of childhood friend's numbers burned into my head but I realized the other day that should I somehow be without my cell phone and its saved contacts, I would have no way to contact my girlfriend or anyone else I've met in the past 10 years.
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