Technology
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I called my grandfather when I wanted to learn something. The library was the backup if he didn't know. He was a well educated engineer, and my grandmother also had a university education and an excellent knowledge of literature.
I wouldn't mind killing off social media, but I have offline copies of Wikipedia for a reason. That shit is important.
I used to send emails to libraries for information on a certain topic and got back lots of information