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Literally taking away the bread and circuses (hexbear.net)

submitted 11 months ago by moondog@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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[-] Dessa@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago

There's actually some merit to that. People have a harder time remembering things that they know are written down and retrievable (because there's less need)

[-] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago

Absolutely. There's also some merit to similar worries about television and the internet. It's just never the civilization-ending infocalypse that it's cracked up to be (or at least not so far).