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Your example is spurious. Writing had existed for 2 thousand years when it reached archaic Greece. It had existed in Mycenean Greece almost a thousand years bef
by namaria 3y ago
Your example is spurious. Writing had existed for 2 thousand years when it reached archaic Greece. It had existed in Mycenean Greece almost a thousand years before and been forgotten. A Greek decrying "youth these days rely too much on writing" was already an empty worry from the experience of almost 100 generations.
Touchscreens, smartphones and the Internet are a few decades old at most and no one knows the long term impact of them on civilization or the youth. Pretending it's the same is bad reasoning.
- ctrw 3y agoSo enough time to have two generations of people to grow up with them.
- namaria 3y agoAnd mental health issues, suicides, are reaching unprecedented levels. Take your head out of the sand.
- ctrw 3y agoSuicides are lower than they have ever been.
- namaria 3y agoUS suicide rate reaches highest point in more than 80 years: See what latest data shows https://eu.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2023/11/29/2022-suicide-rate-historical-chart-comparison-graphic/71737857007/ https://eu.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2023/11/29/2022-suici... I had a feeling you were just trolling...