• rnercle@sh.itjust.works
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    21 days ago

    “history” has a clear definition and implies writing… i would have written but apparently my understanding is considered “old conception” now ☞

    The use of symbols, marks, and images appears very early among humans, but the earliest known writing systems appeared c. 5,200 years ago. It took thousands of years for writing systems to be widely adopted, with writing having spread to almost all cultures by the 19th century. The end of prehistory therefore came at different times in different places, and the term is less often used in discussing societies where prehistory ended relatively recently. It is based on an old conception of history that without written records there could be no history.

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      21 hours ago

      Socrates railed against writing. He is credited with saying that it was a crutch that would reduce the human capacity to remember things.