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Think about what you're saying. Almost no one could actually do that. You had to be quite wealthy and incredibly well educated.
by colinmhayes 6y ago
Think about what you're saying. Almost no one could actually do that. You had to be quite wealthy and incredibly well educated.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoThe point is that it was a step function. The bar suddenly dropped a huge amount. It went from "mostly just the church can produce written works" to "anyone who can afford the people to run a printing press can produce written works". It was a massive shock to the system.