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		cpach on Feb 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Always Bet on Text (2014) The Latin script originated in the 7th century BC. Is that old? Maybe. But not so old compared to how long our species has existed.

chordalkeyboard on Feb 17, 2021 [–]

Writing itself is a little older, but not much. But writing is one of the first information technologies (that we have records of ;).

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