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submitted 4 days ago by gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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parallel inventions in the 15th and 20th century:

  • books (printed through the printing press) spread knowledge just like the internet does, allowing a facilitated and drastically accelerated exchange of ideas
  • new transport methods allow new lands to be reached and new worlds to be explored. i wonder whether it is an accident that "spaceships" are called after ships
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[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

This isn't a meme and the comparison is wrong.