alina@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agoTo 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 geniusmessage-squaremessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down17
arrow-up144arrow-down1message-squareTo 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 geniusalina@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squarealina@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down4·23 hours agoConsidering 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.
minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·18 hours agoSo few? There are hundreds of forms of writing.
minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·17 hours agoYes, most of those writing systems were developed independently. Downvoting someone for asking you a question is pretty childish.
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.
So few? There are hundreds of forms of writing.
Yes, most of those writing systems were developed independently.
Downvoting someone for asking you a question is pretty childish.