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alina@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day ago

To independently invent the concept of writing in which sounds are encoded into symbols from which an infinite number of words can be assembled, you must be a genius

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To independently invent the concept of writing in which sounds are encoded into symbols from which an infinite number of words can be assembled, you must be a genius

alina@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day ago
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  • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    24 hours ago

    Writing was invented independently across multiple places and times.

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      23 hours ago

      Geniouses all over the place!! /j

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        Considering that the concept of writing has been invented independently so few times in the world, especially in the form I’m talking about, there are not all over the place.

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          So few? There are hundreds of forms of writing.

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            independently

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              Yes, most of those writing systems were developed independently.

              Downvoting someone for asking you a question is pretty childish.

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