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		Ancapistani 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 'Everybody is looking at their phones,' says man f... Before smartphones, I carried a book wherever I went for just this reason. I was bullied mercilessly for it, but didn’t care - that’s preferable to being bored.

kamaal 4 months ago [–]

>>I carried a book wherever I went for just this reason.

This was considered a respectable way of telling people to not disturb you only a while back.

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