enneantic

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   by enneantic 1y ago

   This is a great illustration. The bit of the dialogue you quote is Plato telling a story. On another bit he says directly: anyone can plainly see there is nothing detrimental about writing itself. And further down the line he warns against
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   by enneantic 1y ago

   This is a great illustration of the dangers of lost context. This excerpt is a bit of the dialogue where Socrates is quoting some legend that takes place in Egypt. On other parts of the dialogue, when speaking directly, Plato says that anyo
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   by enneantic 1y ago

   > I get a battle tested solution I'm sorry but what do you mean by that? Isn't "battle tested" the opposite of a new product?