The Next Enlightenment

Johannes Gutenberg invented a machine to copy scripture. But what he actually created was an accelerant for ideas.

Johannes Gutenberg invented a machine to copy scripture. But what he actually created was an accelerant for ideas. The printing press pulled knowledge out of monasteries and put it in the hands of ordinary people, and in doing so it gave rise to schools, libraries, and scientific breakthroughs.

And we find ourselves in a similar moment today.

Today, I wan…