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As a child growing up in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, the concept of 24-hour, daily programming never entered my mind. The notion of anyone contacting someone after bedtime wasn’t considered rude because it rarely occurred to anyone to do so. The exception was if it was an extreme emergency, otherwise it could wait. TV and radio stations actually signed off at night (generally midnight as I recall). The screen went dark, the airwaves went quiet, and the world basically said, “Goodnight. Try again tomorrow.” …]]>