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Timeline reading "All ties" from the far left until "Invention of scissors, -3000". Then it's reading "Rock advantage" until a second marker called "Invention of paper, -179". The final description from there to the far right reads "Balanced".

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Pretty sure paper was invented a bit earlier?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

You may be thinking of other media for writing like papyrus or animal hides

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Paper was invented in China by Cai Lun who died in 121 CE. It's definitely a lot older than 179 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I assume with "-179" OP means 179 years BC, not 179 years ago

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I would argue that last time I checked we arent living in the year 1. In common usage -179 was 2023 - (-179) -1 = 2201 years ago
(the -1 is because there is no year 0)

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