SciFi/Fantasy – August 24

“Information wants to be free, but so does misinformation. The printing press empowered such religious progressives as Erasmus and John Calvin; it also empowered hucksters, war profiteers, terrorists, and bigots.”
– Andrew Marantz

On this date in 1456, Johannes Gutenberg completed printing his Bible.

Writing prompt: Write the scene in which your protagonist first comes to understand the impact of her/his culture’s strategy for preserving information across generations.

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