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My counterpoint is I first worked for a computer company starting in the mid-80s (I had an earlier professional job but not in tech). If I were to be time trave
by ghaff 2y ago
My counterpoint is I first worked for a computer company starting in the mid-80s (I had an earlier professional job but not in tech). If I were to be time travelled back to that role today, I'm sure I would be absolutely frustrated by the utter inability to get timely information about just about anything.
- AlotOfReading 2y agoYou'd get used to it again, and no one would have expectations that required timely access to information about everything. Phone books would be a definite regression though. I don't want to physically leaf through five pages of AAAlberts and Aarons to find the plumber.
- ghaff 2y agoSure. But there would still be a huge amount of frustration if you're used to having the information (and being able to quickly get something delivered) at your fingertips. Of course you'd adapt. But I don't think most people would think it was better in any way, shape, or form. I do still use my local yellow pages every now and then because local tradespeople are terrible about advertising on the internet in general and I don't have many neighbors. But word of mouth is better when you can. The general contractor who will hopefully do a big job for me after a fire is a reference from a local electrician who helped get my power turned back on who was a reference from the deputy fire chief.