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thfurantoday at 4:38 PM1 replyview on HN

I think that hermit now would be significantly more isolated than the closed door person, since no one else now is using physical mail for professional communication.


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pengarutoday at 5:09 PM

True, but it doesn't change the fact that in 2025 an engineer with a closed door but ethernet and cell connectivity is still likely to be inundated with a continuous stream of notifications and other forms of electronic correspondence with his peers.