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Originally Posted by mura_gadi
So many inventions rely on all that has gone before them its hard to rank them.
Is controlling fire an invention or a skill? Without simple weapons we would never have had the increased leisure time or the abundance of proteins.
I think writing, the ability to pass on knowledge over distance and time. Its the one that has the greatest chance of changing multiple aspects of society for the better.
That's what makes the internet so sad at times, we have one of the greatest dissemination engines of all times and we use it to post selfies, listen to music and troll each other.
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Sometimes I wish this site had a 'like' button just so I could click it on posts such as these.