Gutenberg’s Information Bomb

This audiobook explores why the invention of the printing press took centuries to ignite change, despite the necessary technologies existing long beforehand. It reveals that the true breakthrough depended on specific societal and economic conditions, such as affordable materials, reproducible units, and available markets, rather than just technical innovation. Drawing parallels to modern technology like the internet and artificial intelligence, it examines how these conditions influence the transformative potential of new tools and the importance of preserving the ability to produce identical copies.