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Re:Ask HN: Which book has had the most meaningful contributi... by mturmon on Thursday June 22, 2023 @06:42PM (#36440186)
Similar thing here. Years later I purchased a used Encyclopedia Brittanica to see if it could bring some of that magic back. It didn't work, I didn't really engage with the articles in the same way.

I think the World Book editors encouraged some kind of writing that was more engaging to grade school/teenage me. The set is still in my parents' house, but I'm scared that the spell might break if I open it again now.

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Re:Ask HN: Which book has had the most meaningful contributi... by sowbug on Thursday June 22, 2023 @10:26PM (#36442079)
Fascinating! I wrote an old blog post about the very same fear: https://sowbug.com/posts/time-out-of-mind/
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Re:Ask HN: Which book has had the most meaningful contributi... by mturmon on Friday June 23, 2023 @06:52PM (#36453308)
Nostalgic reflection has encouraged some very nice writing. Thanks for sharing.
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