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I think that hermit now would be significantly more isolated than the closed door person, since no one else now is using physical mail for professional communic
by thfuran 11mo ago
I think that hermit now would be significantly more isolated than the closed door person, since no one else now is using physical mail for professional communication.
- pengaru 11mo agoTrue, but it doesn't change the fact that in 2025 an engineer with a closed door but ethernet and cell connectivity is still likely to be inundated with a continuous stream of notifications and other forms of electronic correspondence with his peers.
- red-iron-pine 11mo agoput another way, I'm getting exposed to hundreds of ideas and people -- and probably 40% bots -- just being on HN a researcher in 1971 could maybe get yesterday's news via newspaper, or maybe radio -- but if they're closed door they're focusing, so they hear nothing else.