Lady Butterfly she/her@reddthat.com to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoScientific unprogress...reddthat.comimagemessage-square154fedilinkarrow-up11.52Karrow-down120
arrow-up11.5Karrow-down1imageScientific unprogress...reddthat.comLady Butterfly she/her@reddthat.com to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square154fedilink
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·1 month agoTbf, the same was said about the printing press back then
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·1 month agoOnly 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.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month agoAlso, literacy itself was gatekept back then. The stupid people we’re referring to wouldn’t even have been able to read it.
minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·1 month agoCarving symbols on stone tablets was a mistake
minus-squareprotist@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·1 month agoOur species developing speech was a mistake
minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·1 month agoClimbing down from the trees was the begining of the end.
Tbf, the same was said about the printing press back then
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.
Also, literacy itself was gatekept back then. The stupid people we’re referring to wouldn’t even have been able to read it.
Carving symbols on stone tablets was a mistake
Our species developing speech was a mistake
Oop oop hrk! >=[
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Climbing down from the trees was the begining of the end.