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Remember when you had to call a dozen places to find a plumber?
In 2015, my water heater broke and I spent a whole morning calling numbers from the phone book. Now, I just tap an app and a local pro's rating and price pop up in 30 seconds. Will we even have phone books or business cards in another ten years?
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corap215mo ago
My local library stopped stocking phone books last year. They said nobody had asked for one in over two years.
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the_leo5mo ago
Damn, that reminds me of the time I tried to find a plumber during a storm when my internet went out. Flipped through an old phone book I had in a closet, and every single number was disconnected or out of service. Felt like I was holding a brick of useless history. It's wild how fast that stuff becomes totally pointless. I ended up having to drive to the gas station to use their wifi like some kind of animal.
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cameronp475mo ago
I remember the last time I used a phone book was probably 2015 to prop up a wobbly table leg. It's kind of sad though, because they were a free way for anyone to find local businesses or people without needing internet or a smartphone. I mean, what about older folks on a fixed income who can't afford a data plan? Maybe it's just me, but getting rid of them assumes everyone is online now, and that's not really true.
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