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Maybe this is a generational thing, (and if so feel free to start your post with "okay, boomer") but how many of us keep coffee table books in our living rooms? For the uninitiated, coffee table books are large-ish hardbound books typically featuring lots of photographs and captions that are placed on coffee tables. They serve both decorative and practical functions; they frequently have cover art that looks attractive as room decor, and are useful for those moments when the host might pop in to the kitchen for several minutes to attend to dinner preparation, while the guests can look at the pictures and captions in the books.
It occurs to me this might not be as common a practice as it once was due to several factors: 1) it's less common to entertain at our homes and 'company' is becoming more of a rare thing in general; 2) those goddam smart phones that have been surgically attached to so many folks that suck every bit of available attention; 3) even physical books are becoming less common in our households thanks to Kindle and the internet.
It occurs to me this might not be as common a practice as it once was due to several factors: 1) it's less common to entertain at our homes and 'company' is becoming more of a rare thing in general; 2) those goddam smart phones that have been surgically attached to so many folks that suck every bit of available attention; 3) even physical books are becoming less common in our households thanks to Kindle and the internet.