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the polite fiction that time can be reserved like a table at a restaurant.
means a mutually agreed slot when two people pretend their schedules will actually align.
from from latin appunctare, to fix a point precisely, filtered through old french apointer, meaning to settle or arrange, because before clocks were common, agreeing on a point in time was itself an achievement.
waiting roomsexist because appointments almost never start on time
doctorsaverage 17 minutes late per patient in the us
outlook invitescan be declined but rarely are, out of guilt
no showscost the nhs over a billion pounds yearly
for instance
royal audiences — medieval petitioners waited months just to see a king for minutes
dentist recalls — six month reminders that most people ignore until pain arrives
calendly links — turned scheduling into a self service ritual by 2013