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And the amount of people that can recite Homer by heart has collapsed since writing came along.
by tokai 6mo ago
And the amount of people that can recite Homer by heart has collapsed since writing came along.
- goalieca 6mo agoAnd now the number of people who car read Homer and study it are dropping to 0. They just want the summary notes without any deep thought and the reward that comes with it.
- red-iron-pine 6mo agosomeone out there, probably a professor of classics, can pay for a house with Homer. I never will. I'll take the summary notes.
- ethanrutherford 6mo agoBasing what you consider important to know solely on "what can make me money" is a very self-sabotage way to live life.
- SamHenryCliff 6mo ago…and we are worse off for celebrating that instead of considering the utility of reaching our intellectual potential as individuals and society.