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If you're looking at an email and it says "2 hours ago," how are you supposed to know if it's rounding the number or giving you an exact value? If it's currently 11:15am, was the email sent before or after your 9:00am phone call?

I actually find this pretty convenient. I don't remember days numbers. 5 days ago gives me a perspective. If I want the exact time, I'll just unfold the email tab. (I'm talking about the Gmail example he picked)



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