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bananamogultoday at 12:20 AM2 repliesview on HN

I remember in the 70s and 80s people on buses and subways reading magazines and newspapers. The idea that electronic devices have ushered in some age where humans want to interact with each other less is a myth I think.


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Hoodedcrowtoday at 8:44 AM

Also "Father hiding behind his newspaper at the dinner table" has been a meme since forever.

garrickvanburentoday at 12:31 AM

There seems to be an overall, “I’m just now aware of this phenomenon, technology must be to blame” when the phenomenon has stayed constant and the tech has shifted under it.

#moraloutrage

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