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

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

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week 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 week ago

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

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

Carving symbols on stone tablets was a mistake

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

Our species developing speech was a mistake

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

Relevant username

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

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