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150 years ago, horse-drawn transport was the primary means of non-human-powered land transport... and had been for over 4,000 years. But by 50 years ago, not so
by gojomo 14y ago
150 years ago, horse-drawn transport was the primary means of non-human-powered land transport... and had been for over 4,000 years. But by 50 years ago, not so much.
When a truly new technology arrives, things change a lot in just a few generations, with 'generation' meaning the 20-30 year average gap from birth to being a child-rearing adult.
- moe 14y agoOk. So we have computers now, a truly new technology. And thus we will soon collectively decide that writing backwards is better because then we can look at the world above our screen better. Yes, on second thought this is absolutely comparable to the invention of horseless carriage and makes perfect sense.