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…seem to know many things, when they are for the most part ignorant and hard to get along with, since they are not wise, but only appear wise.” Doesn’t this describe Influencers and Tik Tok?
— Nov 02, 2026 09:06AM
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Laura
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This quote from a dialogue of Plato as a counter argument for the goodness of the invention of writing could certainly describe how the internet and social media has affected society: “For this invention will produce forgetfulness in the minds of those who learn to use it, because they will not practice their memory…you offer your pupils the appearance of wisdom, not true wisdom…they will seem to know many..
— Nov 02, 2026 09:04AM