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The dissonance of agreeing with main premises but being baffled by the evidence.
— Aug 19, 2026 08:36AM
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From what I can tell, this book definitely struggles with the modernist ‘grand, sweeping narrative.’ I can get behind communication systems and their infrastructure as being “extensions of man,” but to identify them as THE driver of history seems far-fetched, especially in the ancient and medieval periods.
— Aug 09, 2026 10:41AM