02-18-2010, 10:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-18-2010, 11:00 AM by Twin-Skies.)
An article covering all the various "Tech Scares" human civilization faced.
...starting with the Philosopher Socrates, who was against writing of any form.
http://www.slate.com/id/2244198/
...starting with the Philosopher Socrates, who was against writing of any form.
http://www.slate.com/id/2244198/
Quote:Socrates famously warned against writing because it would "create forgetfulness in the learners' souls, because they will not use their memories." He also advised that children can't distinguish fantasy from reality, so parents should only allow them to hear wholesome allegories and not "improper" tales, lest their development go astray. The Socratic warning has been repeated many times since: The older generation warns against a new technology and bemoans that society is abandoning the "wholesome" media it grew up with, seemingly unaware that this same technology was considered to be harmful when first introduced.
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