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    Pessimists Archive‏ @PessimistsArc 28 Mar 2016

    Martin Luther bemoans rise of publishing, enabled by very printing press that allowed him to start the reformation.pic.twitter.com/wkxd4Xw71H

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      1. Pessimists Archive‏ @PessimistsArc 28 Mar 2016
        Replying to @PessimistsArc

        @PessimistsArc source:https://books.google.ca/books?id=MbM6AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA35&dq=%22The+multitude+of+books+is+a+great+evil.%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidxO3u7uPLAhXMlYMKHXQsDBcQ6AEIPDAE#v=onepage&q&f=false …

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      1. Vincent Bevins‏Verified account @Vinncent 28 Mar 2016
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        @PessimistsArc @kadhimshubber I once half-wrote something comparing Socrates' opposition to writing to being taken out of context on Twitter

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      1. Pavel Hradecky‏ @pavelhradecky 28 Mar 2016
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        @PessimistsArc @Vinncent "will produce forgetfulness in the minds of those who learn to use it" http://j.mp/25sY0lu  (370 BC)

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      1. Pavel Hradecky‏ @pavelhradecky 28 Mar 2016
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        @PessimistsArc @Vinncent "who ceases from zeal for writing because of printing is no true lover of the Scriptures"http://j.mp/1ZH3WmO 

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      1. A CROW STOLE MY SUNGLASSES!!‏ @briantopping 28 Mar 2016
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        @pessimistsarc The guy would be a sad loser with a 140-char limit. @pmarca

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      2. Dr Subroto Roy‏ @subyroy 28 Mar 2016
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        The fear was always of sex...that men or women! would start writing down their fervid/fetid thoughts & this wd spread @PessimistsArc @pmarca

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      3. Dr Subroto Roy‏ @subyroy 28 Mar 2016
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        Similarly with the Internet, the porn industry c late 1990s was a major initial user/beneficiary/researcher etc @PessimistsArc @pmarca

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      1. Science 2.0‏ @science2_0 5 Apr 2016
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        @PessimistsArc @calestous His Ninety-Five Theses were not typeset and the printing press did not give him a wife.

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