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minus-squareVincentlinkfedilink0•2 years agoPhones now are a way more important part of people’s (and especially teenagers’) lives than they were back then. And they’re often also used to support lessons.
minus-squareskulblakalinkfedilink2•2 years agoI was in middle school in 2005 and had basically no friends largely because I had no phone to text with.
minus-squarecapitallinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoSAME. We had no texting plan because the phone companies charged per-text at the time. That’s when I learned about the email gateways for all the major carriers so at least I could “text” when I was at home via email.
minus-squareskulblakalinkfedilink1•2 years agoI didn’t figure out that particular trick until pretty late, unfortunately, but it did serve me VERY well during high school.
Phones now are a way more important part of people’s (and especially teenagers’) lives than they were back then. And they’re often also used to support lessons.
I was in middle school in 2005 and had basically no friends largely because I had no phone to text with.
SAME. We had no texting plan because the phone companies charged per-text at the time.
That’s when I learned about the email gateways for all the major carriers so at least I could “text” when I was at home via email.
I didn’t figure out that particular trick until pretty late, unfortunately, but it did serve me VERY well during high school.