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500-year-old monasteries outperform at digital transformation (U. of Zurich) (phys.org)
18 points by indynz 2 days ago
4 comments
blackoil 1 hour ago
Religion is one of the best at marketing and fund-raising since millenias. Why is it surprising that they adapt to new tech? They have done it for printing press before that.
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steve1977 30 minutes ago
Religion was behind the spread of printed books, at least here in Europe, so this seems in line.
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andrepd 16 minutes ago
It was also behind unspeakable acts of massive cultural destruction, so there's that.
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recurseP 2 days ago
In my country most monasteries are becoming luxury hotels so yes, they are adapting remarkably well to these times.
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wartywhoa23 37 minutes ago
Well, AI is the New Messiah, and very VC backed at this point, so no surprise.
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