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Lately I looked into writing history (and desire more) and was surprised one "fact" - many more people read than people who wrote (as centuries went on). I sus
by losteverything 10y ago
Lately I looked into writing history (and desire more) and was surprised one "fact" - many more people read than people who wrote (as centuries went on). I suspect the total number of studied writers is quite small wrt the articles mentioned sources.
To compare to today, the keyboard and vocal cords afford many more authors. History is not taking the "average" of philosophical thought but if it was I wish there were more writers centuries ago.
- dajohnson89 10y agoThat will certainly offer cultural insight, which is valuable, but I think you'd find essentially the medieval equivalent of the YouTube comments section.
- losteverything 10y agoJust thinking... I've never read you tube comments. I'll try next time. Ty
- dajohnson89 10y agoTrust me, you're not missing anything. You've been warned :-)
- mhurron 10y ago> was surprised one "fact" - many more people read than people who wrote Why would that be surprising? Far more people are interested in learning than are capable of teaching and even more just want to be entertained. It seems that most people just do not have anything to say. When it costs money to print something, many thoughts without merit will not be printed. For example, if this post cost me money to make, or quite frankly anything I post online cost money, it would not be made. I have no compelling reason to spend money on any of this. That's before taking into account if anyone wants to publish it.