[fbdab103]

Better than that, the printing press is a stupid simple idea that could have been invented basically as soon as you had writing. Wooden printing blocks were used for hundreds of years before the press. As soon as someone had the idea to use it for letters, you could have a functional (if crude) press after a few iterations. Bootstrapping widespread literacy with cheap reading materials.

[SanderNL]

As always, tech people think tech is the important part of tech.

[rhelz]

wow....that's such a great example that I never would have thought of it myself.

But...that's kind of the whole point being made here, right? :-)