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  • illi@lemm.eetoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldPhonebooks
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    15 hours ago

    They were quite big, but used super thin paper and small font. There were books thicker still, but still the phrase “thick as a phone book” was used.

    There were also Yellow Pages (same format as phone books, but entirely yellow) which listed businesess and stuff.

    Pre-internet these were the household essentials.

    There was also a number you could call to ask for phone numbers or other stuff. Basically a call in google.










  • illi@lemm.eetoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldWhy limit immigration?
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    16 days ago

    Local culture always changes in time. Take Europe, it’s culture steeped and deeply influenced by Christianity in many countries. And yet Christianity is a religion with Middle East origins. People just don’t look at the bigger picture - or don’t want to. The change in the past was not happening to them, but it is now and that’s what matters.