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The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present

from Global Inequality and More 3.0 [alt+shift+b] in history

China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent paper too.
2nd Jan 2024

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