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> Almost no one in previous history had an ability to directly target poor, uneducated masses which their own content created in their own bedroom. Yes they di
by calpaterson 7y ago
> Almost no one in previous history had an ability to directly target poor, uneducated masses which their own content created in their own bedroom.
Yes they did - where do you think Martin Luther composed his 95 theses?
- MisterBastahrd 7y agoHe didn't target poor, uneducated masses. He targeted the most educated people in his society, the clerics of the Catholic church.
- throwaway8879 7y agoHe translated the new testament from Greek to German. That helped the poor more than anybody else.
- MisterBastahrd 7y agoAnd how many people could read his 95 Thesis in that era again?
- anigbrowl 7y agoPrinting technology was the new hotness of his time. https://www.history.com/news/printing-press-renaissance https://www.history.com/news/printing-press-renaissance