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   Kim Scheinberg (kims@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 30-Mar-2026 14:13:08 JST Kim Scheinberg

   "Vibrators were introduced to the American public as medical devices, a "treatment" for the vaguely defined female trouble known as hysteria, whose symptoms only seemed to subside after the inducement of orgasm (then known as a "paroxysm"). Initially invented as a way to provide relief to doctors and their overworked wrists, by the 1900s, vibrators had become common household items, a wellness device deemed so innocuous they were even advertised in the Sears catalog."

   Overworked *wrists*? Uh...

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     Daniel Reeders (onekind@beige.party)'s status on Monday, 30-Mar-2026 16:12:05 JST Daniel Reeders

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     @kims Where did you find this? It's wrong in about three ways I can spot.

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     Kim Scheinberg (kims@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 30-Mar-2026 16:13:36 JST Kim Scheinberg

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     • Daniel Reeders

     @onekind
     Old article from The Verge but it's been written about in lots of places

     https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/28/11313512/new-jimmyjane-livesexy-intro-2-6-vibrators-ceo-interview