• nomy@lemmy.zip
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    6 days ago

    Wait until you learn about “libraries.”

    They’re what we used before everyone had the worlds store of knowledge in their pocket.

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      6 days ago

      Can’t get ahold of your friend in Europe and you’re from the US? Just wait until you learn about “handwriting a letter and waiting weeks/months for it to get to them and having to wait even longer for a reply”

      It’s what we used to do before everyone found a much faster and more convenient way of doing something through modern technology.

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        6 days ago

        And I’m not sure the instant communication has been a benefit for us.

        edit: especially when it becomes more and more misinformation and AI slop day by day