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All it seems to do is reply to people who incorrectly say podium when they mean lectern
I wish I could be happy with such a simple, noble life mission
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This sort of cuteness seems next door to kawaii 🤔
More western thought… similar energy to eccentric Victorian hobbyists
I can see a Victorian nerd being a lectern enthusiast with a large collection of drawings and treasured examples
The scene probably did/does exist
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Maybe, one of the hallmarks of the Victorian era was a stratification of society to a lesser extend than exists today even. Reduced a lot of the middling bandwidth things like this because it was either inaccessible or not high society enough.
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By extension, this is why the middle class creates cultural bandwidth.
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Have you been to the Dickens Fair near SF? I've been maybe 5-6 times and I love it. YMMV. There's a working printing press, bookseller, curiosities, etc. Many people in costume/character.



