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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thamus_(mythical_King_of_Egypt) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thamus_(mythical_King_of_Egy... > Thamus was a mythical Pharaoh

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thamus_(mythical_King_of_Egypt) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thamus_(mythical_King_of_Egy... > Thamus was a mythical Pharaoh of Upper Egypt, and appears in Plato's dialogue Phaedrus. According to the story told by Socrates in that dialogue, King Thamus received from the god Thoth the knowledge of writing, but decided not to use it too often, as he reckoned this will damage the ability to remember extensively. There is no doubt "technology" changes us and the way we effectively are. But it's always been like this, and the people lamenting on it are doing it because that's how it was when they came into the world. People born now are coming into a different world, and they will not miss anything. So it goes.

wantless 2y ago
I wish to offer some gentle resistance to the notion that future generations will not miss anything. You can still feel the loss of something even without knowledge of the loss. Too many children are already missing out on the enriching vibrancy of unmediated experience. They feel it as anxiety and depression. Mental health statistics for our youth are disastrous. The adoption of each novel technology that replaces a former way of life involves a loss. This is not to say technology must never be adopted, but there is a trade-off. We should keep in mind what we are losing and what we gain from technology, and use that knowledge to inform the limits of our use.