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> Remember, the invention of the movable type printing press was a catastrophe depending on the perspective no, it wasn't. > It brought down the existing Euro
by peoplefromibiza 4y ago
> Remember, the invention of the movable type printing press was a catastrophe depending on the perspective
no, it wasn't.
> It brought down the existing European social and religious order which led, for example, to the Thirty Years War in which millions of people died
No, it didn't.
The thirty years war happened 200 years after Gutenberg
The religious order wasn't brought down by the press BTW and it was alive and kicking in the 17th century.
- arp242 4y agoIt's pretty uncontroversial that the printing press was instrumental in the reformation and Martin Luther's ability to spread the word. It wasn't like Gutenburg invented the printing press and immediately everything became different: it was a slow-motion revolution which took many years (as well as further improvements to printing technology).
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- peoplefromibiza 4y agothe critiques is not about that, but to the fact that - it wasn't a catastrophe - it didn't bring down the Church, on the contrary, it strengthened its authority