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# Life before cellphones: The barely believable after-work activities of young people in 2002
- URL: https://werd.io/life-before-cellphones-the-barely-believable-after-work-activities-of-young/
- Published: 2023-07-17T17:12:47.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-17T17:12:47.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:21

It's probably not too controversial to say that ubiquitous internet has hurt everyone's work-life balance. To see what should be normal life reflected in a "remember when ..." nostalgia piece is jarring. I remember this world! [#Labor](https://werd.io/tag/Labor)

\[[Link](https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/06/life-before-cell-phones-internet-after-work.html)\]