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tcoff91today at 12:08 AM1 replyview on HN

100 years ago they sold pocket sized books so people in cities could ignore each other by reading books.


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walrus01today at 12:09 AM

Also there's plenty of old timey black and white photos of people riding the LIRR or similar where everyone is holding and reading a newspaper.

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