How did people get their academic doubts cleared before the internet era?

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I’m currently reading “Madness & Civilization” by Michel Foucault and there are several paragraphs here that completely elude my intellect and absolutely require the internet for me to fully grasp it. This got me thinking, how did the poor souls from the 60s cope up with books like these? How did the freaks who read these books for fun get their doubts cleared?

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Libraries were and still are a thing

People would read books on the subject that interested them.

TV documentaries and rentals were also common

Science shows on the radio and TV would often have call in segments as well where people could ask questions. The Discovery Channel for example had YAFI (You Ask for It!) a segment where people would submit questions to be answered by experts.

Sometimes though you just wouldn’t get an answer

Things were fairly different in the days prior to instant access of information

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