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100 Things We've Lost to the Internet
100 Things We've Lost to the Internet | Pamela Paul
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The acclaimed editor of The New York Times Book Review takes readers on a nostalgic tour of the pre-Internet age, offering powerful insights into both the profound and the seemingly trivial things we've lost. Remember all those ingrained habits, cherished ideas, beloved objects, and stubborn preferences from the pre-Internet age? Theyre gone. To some of those things we can say good riddance. But many we miss terribly. Whatever our emotional response to this departed realm, we are faced with the fact that nearly every aspect of modern life now takes place in filtered, isolated corners of cyberspacea space that has slowly subsumed our physical habitats, replacing or transforming the office, our local library, a favorite bar, the movie theater, and the coffee shop where people met one anothers gaze from across the room. Even as weve gained the ability to gather without leaving our house, many of the fundamentally human experiences that have sustained us have disappeared. In one hundred glimpses of that pre-Internet world, Pamela Paul, editor of The New York Times Book Review, presents a captivating record, enlivened with illustrations, of the world before cyberspacefrom voicemails to blind dates to punctuation to civility. There are the small losses: postcards, the blessings of an adolescence largely spared of documentation, the Rolodex, and the genuine surprises at high school reunions. But there are larger repercussions, too: weaker memories, the inability to entertain oneself, and the utter demolition of privacy. 100 Things Weve Lost to the Internet is at once an evocative swan song for a disappearing era and, perhaps, a guide to reclaiming just a little bit more of the world IRL.
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Born.A.Reader
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I've never seen the school library experience described so perfectly 😍 📚 ❤️
If you've ever run across those memes or quick comments about things from bygone years that the internet has made obsolete, you'd likely enjoy this book.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Stacked!! 📚 11mo
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Librariana
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My favorite January read had me reminiscing on old habits (wrapping myself with the chord of the kitchen phone) and beloved objects of the pre-Internet era (Rolodex, anyone?) It was a nostalgic walk down memory lane and provided welcome moments of reflection on things lost (and gained!) Pamela Paul has also written another book I'm looking forward to reading in the new year - My Life With Bob.

#12booksof2022 @Andrew65

Andrew65 Sounds a good nostalgic read. 2y
tpixie Fun! 2y
Leftcoastzen Ahhh,love a Rolodex! 2y
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sherrisilvera
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I did the audio version. Nothing new here but a lovely walk down memory lane.

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An interesting read. Most things we all probably realize have been lost, while others may not necessarily come to mind... such as typing. Really? People have lost the ability to type now? I would have thought that would have improved since the Internet. 🤷‍♀️

#ReadNonFicChal

JudeCC I think it's because they are typing with two fingers, quite fast because they are used to the phone/cell, and they don't bother to learn how to type correctly with both hands, like it's supposed to be. Maybe?
I've seen that happen a LOT! And it drives me insane, lol.
3y
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ChrisBohjalian
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Yes, I‘m loving this book.

Jee_HookedOnBookz Love your mask! 3y
fredamans That mask is awesome! 3y
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