Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid 🤔
-
Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats
My teachers talked to my parents during COVID, because I was distracted during online classes, reading Wikipedia... -
Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
The full Britannica, 1964 edition.
That, and reading every Vonnegut book multiple times in grade school, helped prepare me to face the challenges of our modern dystopia.
-
Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
-
Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats My first computer was my dad's retired DOS laptop, and the only software/game I had was... Encyclopedia Britannica. Which I used, a lot. Until years later, I got Where In Time Is Carmen San Diego.
-
Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats WHY YOU
-
@aspeed @FlockOfCats There's a book about the making of that dictionary.
True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color—from Azure to Zinc Pink by Kory Stamper
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_06/true_color.html
@pussreboots @aspeed @FlockOfCats and it's hilarious at times!
-
Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats Hey, I resemble that remark.
I still have our Britannica set. It's on a shelf in the corner, with a dictionary and a slide rule. I'm not even joking.
-
@pussreboots @aspeed @FlockOfCats and it's hilarious at times!
It's a very silly and informative book.
-
@softicecreamlesley @FlockOfCats If your dad is still alive (I hope he is), please tell him that I have a respectful crush on him for this.
@ShaulaEvans @FlockOfCats He is, I’ll tell him, and I’ll make sure Mom doesn’t find out.
-
Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats The storyline was confusing as heck, but I made it thru all 20 or so books.
-
@FlockOfCats The storyline was confusing as heck, but I made it thru all 20 or so books.
-
Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats EVERYTHING was in the encyclopedia so of course I read it. Actually them, we had at least two old sets of encyclopedias from charity sales plus the children's version I soon tired of.
-
Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats
As a child, I loved spending hours reading my grandmother’s encyclopaedia (Meyer’s New Encyclopaedia). That explains my love for the Fediverse
-
Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats I feel seen.
-
Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats Didn't everyone do that?
-
B bogwitch@social.data.coop shared this topic
