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Re:The Tyrrany of Literacy. On oral tradition and what is lost by IAmBroom on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @10:04AM (#45655970)
Because of the game of Telephone.

Humans aren't capable of repeating stories without permutation.

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Re:The Tyrrany of Literacy. On oral tradition and what is lost by carlosjobim on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @10:41AM (#45656428)
That applies to the written word as well. You can never guarantee that your modern understanding of what a word means is the same as what the original writer meant.
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