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		TomMckenny on Nov 6, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Learning to Read in Your 30s Profoundly Transforms... >reading is such a new ability in human evolutionary history As I understand it, only about 2% of our species' history. But I would give anything to know if there are undiscovered enormous innovations on that level and if so, what they are.

jniedrauer on Nov 6, 2018 | [–]

As of 2017, we're generating more data each year than we previously generated in the entirety of human history. Although comparing refrigerator's IP addresses to the Iliad may not be a fair comparison.

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