He believed that writing could lead to forgetfulness, as people would rely on parroting what was written down rather than cultivating their own internal knowledge
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He believed that writing could lead to forgetfulness, as people would rely on parroting what was written down rather than cultivating their own internal knowledge
I think this is a reference to Phaedrus (370 BC) in which Plato argued that writing as inferior to spoken discourse and potentially harmful to memory and true understanding.
Whoever does his appraisal should be called to account
Definitely blue and black
It’s pretty well camouflaged
There sure are a lot of ants in the world
Really? Googling away…
Poems to dance to with @rachellyle123.bsky.social at Antony Szmierek
Seen a lot of this recently 🙏🏻
Reads like an “*as told to Hugo Rifkind” piece
Open washing machine door with £20 sitting just inside
Shocked to uncover money laundering operating right under my nose in my own home
First Belfast Giants ice hockey match today. Good recommendation from daughter Rosa (9).
Thanks
Cool! What are the pink tummy balls? Are they egg sacs or something?
Also had to look it up, but my dictionary says it’s an intransitive verb so it doesn’t take an object
Potato pizzas ☘️
Potato pizzas ☘️
I didn’t like him killing the disloyal women, but the suitors got what they deserved!
What did he do? Whole thing’s a bloodbath but I thought the gods just seemed to treat it all as entertainment, give or take a bit of squabbling between themselves
Polyphemos got what was coming to him, you can’t just go around eating people. Although they did eat his cheese there is that
At least Odysseus’ crew are partly to blame for their own fate, but spare a thought for the poor Phaeacians whose boat was turned to stone and sunk to the bottom of the ocean simply for giving Odysseus a lift home.
Wow. Actually they might be quite fun for kids on holidays but not at £70
Are these real crocs made to look like Haribo, big Haribo sweets made to look like crocs, or just some AI thing?
Is there anyone left to do it?
To be fair, the article itself does refer to Bluey as a she
I’ve just finished reading this to my 7-year old son
This is so far out I thought it was AI at first
Snap
@rachellyle123.bsky.social
And they’re trying to make it harder by stopping cancellation by email or online. It’s getting round to making the phone call during working hours..
