The major advances in speed of communication and ability to interact t…

Noam Chomsky
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The major advances in speed of communication and ability to interact took place more than a century ago. The shift from sailing ships to telegraph was far more radical than that from telephone to email! ✨ Peace netter. Interview with Hamish Mackintosh, www.theguardian.com. October 16, 2002.
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The major advances in speed of communication and ability to interact took place more than a century ago. The shift from sailing ships to telegraph was far more radical than that from telephone to email! ✨ Peace netter. Interview with Hamish Mackintosh, www.theguardian.com. October 16, 2002.

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