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What everyday piece of technology is almost always completely disconnected, serving only as a psychological placebo?

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What everyday piece of technology is almost always completely disconnected, serving only as a psychological placebo?

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What everyday piece of technology is almost always completely disconnected, serving only as a psychological placebo?
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