It’s not insane. They are correct that is the point of civilization which carries information from generation to generation outside the oral tradition in a systematic organized reliable way.
The point of civilisation, however loose that idea may be, if it’s anything at all, is determined by people.
Technology exists today in a way that feels like it could be defining its own path in a sense, but much like oral tradition, neither are large enough concepts to describe civilisation.
The point of civilisation, however loose that idea may be, if it’s anything at all, is determined by people.
Technology exists today in a way that feels like it could be defining its own path in a sense, but much like oral tradition, neither are large enough concepts to describe civilisation.