What Did People Do Before Smartphones?

Re:What Did People Do Before Smartphones? by dazc on Saturday July 08, 2023 @12:39AM (#36641391)

People were nicer to each other. The incentive to seek approval from thousands of strangers one would never meet simply didn't exist. What real people thought of you was more important.

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Re:What Did People Do Before Smartphones? by m463 on Saturday July 08, 2023 @12:53AM (#36641449)

People were also mean to each other and got away with it.

Yes, stupid things did not follow you around, but there were also bad people that were not held accountable.

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Re:What Did People Do Before Smartphones? by dazc on Saturday July 08, 2023 @03:50AM (#36642295)

'People were also mean to each other and got away with it.'

Indeed they were but I am grateful those people didn't have the power to amplify their meanness as they are able to today.

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