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Writing... awesome technology or unnatural intrusion? Why did humans start writing? What would our world be like without writing? Here begins the tale of Thoth and Thamus, two legendary Egyptians arguing over the value of writing. Will you take Thoth's Pill, journey into the past and see what we unleashed when we invented writing?
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APA Style
NativLang. (2017, October 12). What if writing didn't exist? - History of Writing Systems #1. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1292/what-if-writing-didnt-exist---history-of-writing-s/
Chicago Style
NativLang. "What if writing didn't exist? - History of Writing Systems #1." World History Encyclopedia, October 12, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1292/what-if-writing-didnt-exist---history-of-writing-s/.
MLA Style
NativLang. "What if writing didn't exist? - History of Writing Systems #1." World History Encyclopedia, 12 Oct 2017, https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1292/what-if-writing-didnt-exist---history-of-writing-s/.
