What makes WEIRD people so educated?
What changes from the civilization]] era? Emphasis on group education, going from the heroic intellectual feats of individuals (Plato, Descartes, Aquinas) who were all either rich fuckers who owned slaves and had time on their hands to devote to study, or they were monks who similarly had lots of time. Educating everyone means we get decentralized science and [[the-system - Systematic improvement of intellectual knowledge - Leads to systematic improvement of machines - Quickly develop steam power
all protestants must read their bibles – that idea basically created Harvard, the best school in the world
- printing press
- protestantism – all protestors must read their protest material
- decentralized education – clergy & nobility say fuck it, educate the filthy masses, give them the gift of books if we must
- git gud at reading
- accomplish anything