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Douglas Engelbart

The digital revolution is far more significant than the invention of writing or even of printing.

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Douglas Engelbart is saying that the changes brought by computers and digital technology have a bigger impact on how we communicate and share information than the creation of writing or the printing press. He believes these earlier inventions were important, but the digital age transforms our ability to process and use knowledge on a much larger scale.

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