Joe Stewart

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up outside the store at some early hour to obtain the latest model on the day it is launched. The same person no doubt experiences distress and frustration if her phone breaks down or if the network is unavailable for some reason. Both the desire for an iPhone and the feeling of frustration when deprived of the same, are real, even though they would have been unknown to someone in the 1960s, let alone the 1460s.
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution
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