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Basically the title. The fact that we can read an encyclopedia entry on the economic history of the Netherlands from our phone is crazy. Scrolling over to a random island in the middle of the Atlantic to experience a virtual street tour is insane. There are even websites that let you see live security camera footage (shoutout to EarthCamTV). We have so much information that we take for granted.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My parents used to tell me something similar before we even had smartphones. I don't know what boredom is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I was stuck in my house a lot as a kid. I would casually read the Encyclopedia Britannica when I was bored.
Wikipedia is amazing.