Even less than a 150 years ago that would have been impossible. And prior to that communication among normal people could take months.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago* (8 children)

    It wouldn't have been rare at all because it wasn't rare.

    Yes, you wouldn't be video chatting (and still shouldn't be... it is a plane for crying out loud). But emails were 100% a thing and I had plenty of gchat conversations with colleagues that included the phrase "We are about to land, Ill get back to you when I am at my hotel".


    Okay, THIS I need someone with a more reliable brain to chime in on. But I want to say it was actually easier to IM on a plane (assuming your employer paid for the wifi which was expensive as hell) than in an airport due to a mix of cell phone dead spots and shit APs in most of the major airports.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago (7 children)

    Yeah people are talking like 2016 was 2006.

    Like remember how much better Skype was in 2012 than any of the crap we have now?

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