Historyspeaking topic
When the printing press was invented, the greatest fear was 'information pollution'; clergymen were horrified that everyone would read and produce their own wrong interpretations. The fact that everything said about the internet today was said about the printing press five hundred years ago makes you wonder whether our fear of new technology is really new, or just a recurring reflex.
— The printing press and the history of information anxiety
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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