With all the technological advancements and ingenious inventions our culture and world have been introduced to, it is difficult to remove ourselves from what we are accustomed to and what our expectations are of technology, in order to dwell on what technology really is. Technology, to many, may be any appliance that uses a battery or has to be plugged into an outlet in the wall in order to work. When a person thinks of writing technology, similar thoughts may take place. Society has become comfortable with the great technology that is part of our every day lives, such as the computer or a palm pilot, we tend to forget what came first.
It is quite easy to understand why Socrates and others throughout history believed writing would be detrimental to society and the human mind.This discover of yours will create forgetfulness in the learners’ souls, because they will not use their memories; they will trust to the external written characters.
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