> However in what situation prior to the internet would a person be forced to be bored. What? People used to wait all the time. Meeting friends? “See you at 8

> However in what situation prior to the internet would a person be forced to be bored. What? People used to wait all the time. Meeting friends? “See you at 8 at the mall, east corner” and your friend would arrive at 8:13 while you were there since 7:46pm, unable to walk away for fear of missing the evening completely. So people smoked! A LOT! And sometimes you would miss the appointment, have no way to reach the person, and spend the whole evening by yourself in the city, having also missed the movie time.