Mobile distraction predicted 113 years ago

Thought this might amuse a few of you. The cartoonist was wrong about the format of personal mobile devices, and nearly 100 years out on when they’d become viable, but got it right regarding how absorbed in them we’d become, even in public.

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Too funny! Recently I read a book called, Wired Love: A Romance Of Dots And Dashes. it took me a while to realize it was written in 1880. Every thing about it could have been written by a modern author projecting current life into the past.

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/24353/pg24353.html

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ok this is great! Nice find Clayton! Where can I get one of those top hats with an antenna ? :rofl:

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You could try this shop - check the entry for 1797. However the price might be in Mac Pro territory. :wink:

https://www.lockhatters.co.uk/heritage/

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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: ha ha thanks for the link

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:+1:plus extra characters as needed

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