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minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-25 days agoWe also have a lot more knowledge than we used to. Socrates didn’t have to remember about molecular metabolization pathways or the energy transition of a turbium atom, or what the arbitrary name has been given to a medium coffee at Starbucks.
minus-squareJankatarch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 days agoCould socrates predict invention of encyclopedia? Ancient philosphy vs some madlad going “Ah yes today I will write down EVERYTHING.”
We also have a lot more knowledge than we used to. Socrates didn’t have to remember about molecular metabolization pathways or the energy transition of a turbium atom, or what the arbitrary name has been given to a medium coffee at Starbucks.
Could socrates predict invention of encyclopedia?
Ancient philosphy vs some madlad going “Ah yes today I will write down EVERYTHING.”