Phones have been accused of ruining romantic interaction and addicting us to mindless chatter, but neither of these accusations are new. Long before they made their way into our pockets, telephones were being blamed for all kinds of familiar crimes.
1876: The Telephone - Destroyer of the Concert Hall trello1876
Clipping found in The New York Times in New York, New York on Mar 22, 1876. The Telephone - Destroyer of the Concert Hall: If this isn't a satire, it's the best conspiratorial prediction of how the telephone will bring doom to the performing arts; from a German inventor, and at the Nation's centennial celebration, no less!
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