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Deutsch(DE) „Die Schrift macht die Menschen dümmer, weil sie sich nichts mehr merken müssen.“ (Platon)– Kritik vor über 2.000 Jahren. Danach kamen Buchdruck, Taschenrechner

Plato's ancient critique of writing echoes modern AI fears

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A Mastodon post references a quote attributed to Plato, suggesting that writing makes people dumber by reducing the need for memorization. The post draws a parallel between this ancient criticism and modern anxieties surrounding technologies like calculators, computers, Google, smartphones, and artificial intelligence, framing technological advancement as a recurring source of fear about intellectual decline. AI

IMPACT Historical critiques of writing offer a long-term perspective on anxieties surrounding new technologies like AI.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece referencing historical figures and modern technologies to make a point about recurring societal anxieties.

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Plato's ancient critique of writing echoes modern AI fears

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    "Writing makes people dumber because they no longer have to remember anything." (Plato) – Criticism from over 2,000 years ago. Then came the printing press, calculators

    „Die Schrift macht die Menschen dümmer, weil sie sich nichts mehr merken müssen.“ (Platon)– Kritik vor über 2.000 Jahren. Danach kamen Buchdruck, Taschenrechner, Computer, Google, Smartphones und heute KI. Die Geschichte der Technik ist auch die Geschichte der Angst vor Verdummun…

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