Never heard of this spoon invention story. I have doubts.:) I’m almost certain that eyes have been carved out by means of spoon. War, civil unrest and suppression of weaker minorities show that we have it in us.
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Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 day agoThe original use of what we now think of as a “spoon” originally had nothing to do with food.
1000 years ago they would chain slaves neck to neck. They’d use the spoon to carve out everybodies eyes except the first guy in the line. Slaves don’t need to see. They just need to carry heavy shit. The first slave can see. The rest just need to go where their neck drags them.
I say all this to agree with you. Technology isn’t the source of corruption and evil. It is just a tool. Just like a spoon. I use my spoon to eat cereal. Others use the spoon to carve out peoples eyes. The spoon is not evil. The spoon is a tool.
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Odelay42@lemmy.world 1 day ago
This feels super duper made up
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Go yell at the history channel, circa 1996.
Odelay42@lemmy.world 1 day ago
So yeah. Super duper made up.