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Comment on To independently invent the concept of writing in which sounds are encoded into symbols from which an infinite number of words can be assembled, you must be a genius

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alina@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Considering that the concept of writing has been invented independently so few times in the world, especially in the form I’m talking about, there are not all over the place.

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teft@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
So few? There are hundreds of forms of writing.

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- alina@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  
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  - teft@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Yes, most of those writing systems were developed independently.
    
    Downvoting someone for asking you a question is pretty childish.
    
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