return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 months agoWhat did people do before smartphones to pass the time when you were bored?message-squaremessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down114
arrow-up1102arrow-down1message-squareWhat did people do before smartphones to pass the time when you were bored?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square122fedilink
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·5 months agoYou’d be surprised how many phone calls took place at that time. Mayne talking about a show, or chatting someone up, etc. You were bored, so a phone was great.
minus-squareTheMinions@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoFair enough. I didn’t consider a phone call from a dumb phone as human contact. Guess it goes to show how much I conflate phone with smart phone now.
You’d be surprised how many phone calls took place at that time.
Mayne talking about a show, or chatting someone up, etc. You were bored, so a phone was great.
Fair enough.
I didn’t consider a phone call from a dumb phone as human contact. Guess it goes to show how much I conflate phone with smart phone now.