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This is interesting, but I doubt this part > I have no data but can’t help feel this is somehow related to the death of nuance in discourse. It was a largely
by DFHippie 5y ago
This is interesting, but I doubt this part
> I have no data but can’t help feel this is somehow related to the death of nuance in discourse.
It was a largely illiterate society that originally enjoyed the works of Homer and Shakespeare, for instance.
ETA It may be that our society now more sorts into literate and illiterate groups and these groups behave differently, interact differently. In ancient times the same groups existed, perhaps, but couldn't be sorted by literacy.
- gruez 5y ago>It was a largely illiterate society that originally enjoyed the works of Homer and Shakespeare, for instance. Were the works of Homer and Shakespeare enjoyed by a significant chunk of the population, or only by the elites at the time?