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Whoever figured out writing, all those years ago. The compounded effect of having knowledge recorded for generations to come - thereby unlocking all the other
by yen223 6mo ago
Whoever figured out writing, all those years ago.
The compounded effect of having knowledge recorded for generations to come - thereby unlocking all the other things mentioned on this list - surely should count for something.
- Hikikomori 6mo agoWhat about reading.
- rk06 6mo agoThe one invented writing also invented reading
- Hikikomori 6mo agoNot necessarily.
- yen223 6mo agoImagine inventing reading before writing was a thing "Me understand meaning from symbols" "What are symbols?" "Dunno"
- Jtarii 6mo agoI would assume writing evolved with humans over many thousands of years and wasn't just some big invention a guy came up with.
- bombcar 6mo agoHieroglyphics were probably generated over time (as they’re a simple progression from cave paintings) - but a standardized alphabet has to be, well; standardized by someone at a point in time.