When the 21st century began, “internet cafes” were a thing. Hard as it may be for some to imagine now, bricks and mortar businesses existed into which individuals would go to with an eye on renting both a laptop and internet time.
The subsequent explosion of Wi-Fi and smartphone usage quickly rendered the internet café of the early 2000s unnecessary in short order. What was once a growing sector of the U.S. economy quickly fell into a major recession, only to disappear altogether.
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