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Guttemberg's printer harmed mankind?

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Guttemberg's printer harmed mankind?

Excerpts from stuff I read

Tranquilinho
Jan 12, 2023
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One of my favourite writers is Jorge Luis Borges, I have been reading his stories for years and every time I come back I find something new and interesting. One example: in the short tale “Utopia of a man who is tired” (“Utopía de un hombre que está cansado”, from the book “El libro de arena”, 1975), I found this small yet powerful reflection:

The printer, now abolished, has been one of the worst harms to mankind, because it tended to multiply towards dizziness unnecessary texts

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