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Humans began to rapidly accumulate technological knowledge 600k years ago

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kazinator ◴[18 Jun 24 02:09 UTC] No.40713419[source]▶
Humans began to rapidly accumulate technological knowledge around the Renaissance, with the invention of the printing press.

The farther back we go, the more we have to use tongue-in-cheek definitions of "rapidly".

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1. shiroiushi ◴[18 Jun 24 05:06 UTC] No.40714231[source]▶
The word "rapid", just like "fast", is a relative term. Turtles move rapidly, compared to snails.