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Originally Posted by h5n1
internal combustion? yeah, not historic at all. antibiotics and antivirals? yeah, not historic at all. unlocking the secrets of the universe? yeah, not historic at all.
the general public is ****ing stupid, in general; you name me an advancement that moved society into the future, and I'll show you a group of scientists in the background toiling away in obscurity (for the most part).
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The wheel. Written language. There were a whole of lot things that REALLY moved society into the future long before the advent of science. Science rides on the coattails of truly monumental changes.