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Mike Brock
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We take written language for granted. But it's actually the most important human invention, when you really think about it. Nothing else comes close.
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Mike Brock · 180w
Remove written language from the equation, and reduce us just to oral language, and our entire technological civilization basically just vanishes.
Ahi · 180w
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.”
sakaïïï 🌶️ · 180w
asynchronous time transient information transfer 🤪
Rafa ⚡🌿🌴𓆏 · 180w
The right written language (Latin) was also essential for the printing press to be successful, which lead to the increase in literacy.
BitcoinEagle.dev · 180w
except invention of spoken language
A Girl In Phoenix · 180w
Was math invented or discovered