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What’s a "pre-smartphone" habit you actually miss? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by prettykat@lemmy.world to c/ask@piefed.social
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I was thinking about how much the world has changed since I was a kid. I kind of miss the days when you actually had to wait to see someone to tell them a story, or when getting a CD was a huge event. What’s something 'old school' you wish hadn't disappeared?

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[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 17 points 4 months ago

Being unavailable. As in, being reasonably sure people won't repeatedly contact me, as if they expected me to be checking my phone 24/7.

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