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[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Tbf, the same was said about the printing press back then

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Only a rich crackpot could distribute pamphlets claiming colloidal silver cures cancer, and then they'd still only reach people in walking distance.

Now, any moron can reach literally the entire world at no cost or effort.

[–] m532@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 month ago

As soon as the proletariat can do it, the bourgeois complain

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Also, literacy itself was gatekept back then. The stupid people we're referring to wouldn't even have been able to read it.

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Carving symbols on stone tablets was a mistake

[–] protist@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Our species developing speech was a mistake

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Relevant username

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Climbing down from the trees was the begining of the end.