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> Rome and even Greece had a huge wealth of learning
It's a distortion of history in my view that we see only the written history as something real. When books became popular people were afraid humans would become dumbed down since you dont need to remember things as with oral stories. It's a problem with technology as I see it. We value books, tangible things, "technology" today whilst ignoring everything else.
When I was little I had a vivid imagination, daydreaming about everything. Kids today dont need to imagine anything, they can just watch some program, or google things or play a videogame. Baudrillard I think is excellent in his analysis in todays society and that we live in a simulation and a hyperreality.