[krapp]

The printing press and the guillotine.

[seanhunter]

So the guillotine (15th century [1]) and printing press (invented in 1440) [2] precipitated the French Revolution (1789)[3]?

It’s a theory for sure.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillotine

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution

[chadgpt3]

Before that they didn't know how to kill people?

[krapp]

Yes. Before that they didn't know how to kill people.