Remove written language from the equation, and reduce us just to oral language, and our entire technological civilization basically just vanishes.

Writing is the enabling technology of civilization, but not only that. Written language as all cognitive tools shapes our consciousness. “Very few people would ever fall in love if they never read about it.”

Why aren't we spending more to optimizing it? I mean we certainly have and it evolves on its own.... but such a fundamental component deserves more directed attention. Also fascinating is the role that emojis have played recently, as a form of written language. They transcend spoken languages unlik...

asynchronous time transient information transfer 🤪

The right written language (Latin) was also essential for the printing press to be successful, which lead to the increase in literacy.

except invention of spoken language

Absolutely! As swaths of people reduce their capacity for reading and writing, I wonder if it is part of what has further divided humans. Reading and writing are the best asynchronous ways to challenge your own thoughts.

Was math invented or discovered