What Did People Do Before Smartphones? (www.theatlantic.com)

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Recently started using a LightPhone II when out of the house, and I found the article captured my current experience pretty well. It’s not so bad to be bored sometimes.

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[-] ScruffyDux@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I do miss magazines. Websites aren't the same as the excitement of your favorite magazine coming out after waiting for it a month. And there were ads, but they could flash or make sounds.

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