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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I, for one, don't miss waiting 2 hours to try and meet up with people who might have forgotten when or where we decided to meet up at, three weeks ago.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

So many sitcom episodes just wouldn't work if they had a cell phone.

I think they are likely referring to smart phones and I sort of agree with that one specifically. I've been tempted to get a standalone GPS but I'm also addicted to streaming music.