ramble81Jan 28

It still blows my mind how ubiquitous communication is now. I just had someone message me instantly from a ship in the Mediterranean, while I'm on a flight in the US.

https://lemmy.zip/post/57947121

It still blows my mind how ubiquitous communication is now. I just had someone message me instantly from a ship in the Mediterranean, while I'm on a flight in the US. - Lemmy.zip

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

Show threadArt3misJan 28
150 years ago, you being on a plane wouldve been unthinkable, let alone instantaneous international communication
Show thread🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 Jan 28

The idea of an airplane itself would he quite a stretch in 1876 considering the Wright brothers made their famous flight in 1903.

But instantaneous communication? They had telegraph at that time. Even international lines.

Show threadArt3mis
Wasnt that pm still limited by wire? So not even on a boat
Jan 31 at 5:06amWeb