How Did ‘Printing’ Change the Way People Shared Ideas?

Imagine a world where every book had to be written by hand, it took ages, and only the rich could afford them. Then came printing, like magic! It was like having a robot copywriter that could make hundreds of books at once. Suddenly, more people could read and learn new ideas quickly, and that’s how knowledge started spreading across the world.

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A single monk copying a book for weeks becomes replaced by hundreds of books printed at once.
Children can now learn to read with their friends, not just the priest or teacher.
People in one town start hearing about ideas from another town, and soon, everyone is talking about them.

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