Diego Gurpegui on Nostr: The printing press was a great invention, but what is really important is the ...

The printing press was a great invention, but what is really important is the technology behind it.

The printing press itself had its dark side because it lowered the barriers for spreading ideas that were potentially dangerous to society.
However, the "Transmission of ink by pressure" technology allowed innovation in various industries, allowing the optimization of processes that were previously very expensive. For example, engraving symbols or drawings on cloth, producing cards, and reproducing official stamps on a large scale.

☝️ This is how it sounds when they say "No Bitcoin, but Blockchain technology".
The printing press effectively lowered barriers to the free circulation of ideas and knowledge, which generated a true revolution.

Its main innovation was not "Transmission of ink by pressure" but the movable-type, ideal for the (re)production of text. Just as the innovation of Bitcoin is to order records chronologically in a decentralized way, ideal for transfering digital value.

Both technological tools had (and still have) a great impact on humanity, decentralizing power from a few hands and placing it at the service of all, in pursuit of the progress of civilization.