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100 things we've lost to the internet

"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 stubb...

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Main Author: Paul, Pamela (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Crown, [2021]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Interpersonal relations.
Internet > Social aspects.
Essays.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Boredom
  • The period
  • The know-it-all
  • Getting lost
  • Losing your ticket
  • The meet-cute
  • Bad photos
  • Filing
  • Ex-boyfriends
  • Being late
  • Benign neglect
  • The designated driver
  • The phone call
  • Medical forms
  • Uninhibitedness
  • The school library
  • Flea market finds
  • High school reunions
  • "They forgot my birthday"
  • The phone in the kitchen
  • The family meal
  • Private humiliation
  • The bookish boy
  • Window shopping
  • Solitude
  • Productivity
  • Letters to the editor
  • Losing yourself in a show
  • The Rolodex
  • Relying on the doctor
  • Being first
  • Being the only one
  • Birthday cards
  • A good night's sleep
  • Knowing the number
  • The paper
  • Unpopular opinions
  • Solo travel
  • paperwork
  • Missed calls
  • The Spanish-English dictionary
  • Patience
  • Ignoring people
  • Dittos
  • Seniority
  • Looking out the window
  • TV Guide
  • Civility
  • Receptionists
  • Private observances
  • Leaving a message
  • Toys and games
  • Maps
  • Empathy
  • Handwritten letters
  • Old tech
  • Being in the moment
  • Spelling
  • Record albums
  • Wondering about the weather
  • Bedtime reading
  • The emergency breakthrough
  • Your attention span
  • Sleepaway camp
  • RSVPs
  • The social studies textbook
  • Vacation
  • The Filofax
  • Eye contact
  • Working independently
  • Magazines
  • Asking politely
  • Airplane encounters
  • Your checkbook
  • Missing out
  • Penmanship
  • "Excuse me"
  • Christmas letters
  • Figuring out who that actor is
  • Passing notes
  • Sick days
  • Secrets
  • Card catalogs
  • The college lecture
  • Memory
  • Movie theaters
  • Losing the instruction manual
  • The blind date
  • The encyclopedia
  • The new kid
  • The view
  • Scrabble tiles
  • Humility
  • Cliffsnotes
  • A parent's undivided attention
  • Touch-typing
  • Photo albums
  • Blocking things out
  • Social cues
  • Closure.

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