Whoever figured out writing, all those years ago.
The compounded effect of having knowledge recorded for generations to come - thereby unlocking all the other things mentioned on this list - surely should count for something.
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I would assume writing evolved with humans over many thousands of years and wasn't just some big invention a guy came up with.
Hieroglyphics were probably generated over time (as they’re a simple progression from cave paintings) - but a standardized alphabet has to be, well; standardized by someone at a point in time.
What about reading.
The one invented writing also invented reading
Not necessarily.
Imagine inventing reading before writing was a thing
"Me understand meaning from symbols"
"What are symbols?"
"Dunno"