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Kerrick 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: I deleted my social media accounts

Obituaries were published in newspapers. The news spread to local strangers, not just friends of friends of the deceased.

jhbadger 5 months ago [–]

They still are. The issue is not many people read newspapers (whether paper or online) these days.

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