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> what other activities have been lost to time and technology

- flintknapping

- the distaff activities: carding, spinning, weaving, etc.

- "teamster" as a very highly skilled occupation

EDIT: compare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD2ua6q8FFA&t=475s with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjZX6L5cnUg&t=11s

Socrates was against the invention of writing because it meant people lost the skill to memorize and recite

https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=3439

It really has been destructive. He anticipated the day in which you could change people's memories by editing the internet.

Depends on whether the kid wants to learn to draw, or just wants to create drawings.

Why might a kid not want to draw something from a different angle? In my introduction to drawing course I was asked to draw my non-dominant hand every day for a week, each time from a slightly different angle.

Because instead of doing that, they could have the computer rotate their drawing to a new angle.

I'd love to see what this tool does with bad drawings, heh.