Also love the bit about merchants basically being rip offs. Its been around for a long time hasnt it. So important to recognise this. Also so much in our world has changed but humans, we do still remain the same but perhaps the risks and dangers we percieved have changed. We no longer have predators but we are given fear through writing and videos. Our bodies are tricked into scarcity mode because the food is devoid of nutrients instead of actual scarcity of food.
It might be interesting for you to check it out if you havent already. I have a translated book myself.
I like this topic of your article, thinking about writing and its origins, the purpose and effect and how much its changed especially these days with so much written by ai. Feels even more important to read old texts.
Also love the bit about merchants basically being rip offs. Its been around for a long time hasnt it. So important to recognise this. Also so much in our world has changed but humans, we do still remain the same but perhaps the risks and dangers we percieved have changed. We no longer have predators but we are given fear through writing and videos. Our bodies are tricked into scarcity mode because the food is devoid of nutrients instead of actual scarcity of food.
Interesting
There are other writing predating plato that are poetry or stories, ideas on philosophy though . The Upanishads as one example...
It might be interesting for you to check it out if you havent already. I have a translated book myself.
I like this topic of your article, thinking about writing and its origins, the purpose and effect and how much its changed especially these days with so much written by ai. Feels even more important to read old texts.
Hey thanks. I will look these up. And a title like the Upanishads was written by the author at the time, not after his or her death?