Flying SquidM to The Internet in Ancient Times • 21 days agoWhy are you people using ink and clay to record things when there's perfectly good string?en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8arrow-up172arrow-down10cross-posted to: wikipedia
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minus-square@AbouBenAdhemlinkEnglish10•21 days agoThat’s the problem—how do you restrict literacy to an elite scribal class when everybody has string?
minus-squareFlying SquidOPMlink7•21 days agoMy Mayan buddies up north just make it so super complicated that you have to be really talented at drawing or carving. String’s easier though.
That’s the problem—how do you restrict literacy to an elite scribal class when everybody has string?
My Mayan buddies up north just make it so super complicated that you have to be really talented at drawing or carving.
String’s easier though.