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...but the world wasn't a global village back then. A thousand years on, the world may look more similar than diverse, and less divergent / more convergent than
by ignoramous 5y ago
...but the world wasn't a global village back then. A thousand years on, the world may look more similar than diverse, and less divergent / more convergent than it did over a similar time frame in the past?
- wccrawford 5y agoOr it could vary even more rapidly as local language changes can take root internationally on a whim now, where they had major barriers before.
- nkrisc 5y agoIt very well might. The extraordinary ways we’re able to preserve knowledge might slow the rate of change, or perhaps increasing interconnectedness between different cultures will accelerate the rate of change.