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The Death of Daydreaming

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707 points isolli | 1 comments | 05 May 25 12:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.35s | source
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cantSpellSober ◴[05 May 25 15:10 UTC] No.43895935[source]▶
> moments used to be given over to silent reflection or conversation with whoever is around

Noticeable on pubic transit particularly

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aaronbaugher ◴[05 May 25 15:29 UTC] No.43896141[source]▶
It's been over 40 years since I last stepped onto a school bus, but it was always a raucous place, requiring bus drivers to be fairly strong authority figures to keep the kids in their seats. I wonder if it's like a tomb now, with all heads bowed over their phones.
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1. SketchySeaBeast ◴[05 May 25 16:37 UTC] No.43896918[source]▶
As someone who was once a child who liked to read on the bus the new world sounds nice.