I think, there can be the basement of pressing. As an example here could be social networks, where people share their life to others, and other had to be better than first one. So there can be the pressure of economical situation of some persons, and also the pressure of lower self-esteem.
https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-things-they-carried/themes/shame-and-guilt
c. telegraph came before the telephone obvi and the rest are not communication. telegraphs could be sent over seas
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#1 is To mass-produce seeds for farmers.
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