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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, the interesting thing about that quote is that Socrates was completely correct. People used to be able to recall long epic poems from memory, not just one, but an entire book shelf's worth of information. This ability was lost among people in general. However people, and society, adapted.

Although the argument you and a lot of other people seems to be making is the equivalent of saying "well, I've had cancer before, and the doctor said it was serious then, but I survived - so it's going to fine this time as well". I don't think it holds up.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Well, the interesting thing about that quote is that Socrates was completely correct. People used to be able to recall long epic poems from memory, not just one, but an entire book shelf's worth of information

I'm not convinced that people in general could ever do that. Or rather, not in any way that we've lost.

Ask a kid to tell you the lore from their favorite game, and they'll recite books worth of information if you let them. You just don't care about that content, so you think they're stupid instead.