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25 years ago there was a pay phone in every gas station, and in denser areas in every corner market, bus terminal, grocery store, hotel, ..., not mentioning tho
by cnelsenmilt 4y ago
25 years ago there was a pay phone in every gas station, and in denser areas in every corner market, bus terminal, grocery store, hotel, ..., not mentioning those installed directly along the street.
- Apocryphon 4y agoPeople also didn’t live under the expectation of being reachable 24/7. Similarly, people used paper maps while driving which were cumbersome, but didn’t live under the expectation or the opportunity of traveling to new locations regularly.
- alar44 4y agoStop. Projecting. I don't know anyone who expects me to be available 24/7. Most people I know text don't text back immediately either. It's a you problem, not a societal one. Set some fucking boundaries and start acting like an adult.
- Apocryphon 4y agoYou are the one projecting here. I don’t feel like I’m personally under those expectations, but I definitely see that in other people’s lives. Try to use less inflammatory language on this forum.
- status200 4y agoDude, go touch grass. Being a jerk on YC does not make you look cool, smart, or savvy.
- b112 4y agoI find it nicer to look at a huge map, when visiting a city. Maybe a 100" TV would be about the same. But sadly, it is harder to get paper maps now, for obvious reasons.
- Apocryphon 4y agoBy traveling to new places, I even just mean that Yelp and Google, coupled with GPS navigation, allow people to more regularly patronize new businesses in the localities they reside in. So it’s much more frequent to be driving to somewhere unfamiliar.
- robonerd 4y agoNow instead of pay phones in gas stations, if you have an emergency virtually every other person you might meet can call 911 for you on the spot, without having to run off to find a pay phone.
- b112 4y agoIn the city, yes. But my point was, there are other people around. Yell, bang on a house's door, go into the gas station, etc etc.