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Topic	How consistetntky did people tell time before the internet?
blu 12/05/20 8:52:08 AM #1:	Was everyones watches like 1-3 minutes off of each other? Right now with everyones smart phones basically being synced in time, you know if someone is a minute late to a meeting or a movie or something. Schools had bells, but not workplaces. Were people always just 5-10 minutes early to things before the internet became accessible and portable instead of arriving last minute? Did everyone sync their watches to a tv broadcast? Are more people just late now because everyone can now accurately tell if someone is late? Has it increased on-timepeoples anger about someone else being 2-3 minutes late? Does having an accurate time cause you to run later because you dont have that uncertainty built in? <cite>blu posted [p:947944240] in How consis... [t:79153970]...</cite> <quote>Was everyones watches like 1-3 minutes off of each other? Right now with everyones smart phones basically being synced in time, you know if someone is a minute late to a meeting or a movie or something. Schools had bells, but not workplaces. Were people always just 5-10 minutes early to things before the internet became accessible and portable instead of arriving last minute? Did everyone sync their watches to a tv broadcast? Are more people just late now because everyone can now accurately tell if someone is late? Has it increased on-timepeoples anger about someone else being 2-3 minutes late? Does having an accurate time cause you to run later because you dont have that uncertainty built in? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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