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by tialaramex 29 days ago
> Accommodations for those who have problems with writing has been a thing for a long time.

What is practical changes over time. Insistence that "We always did X => That's enough" makes no sense in a universe where the only constant is change itself.

In 1926 it's not really practical to even have a global voice conversation, even world leaders must travel in person to properly negotiate or send trusted negotiators. By 1976 you can just pick up a phone and call from say Birmingham in England to Birmingham in Alabama, because why not. By 2026 you don't even think about which Birmingham the other party is in, they're both on the Network so you can talk to them, who cares?

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So how does that change what's practical with regards to testing at major universities or high schools? The things that were possible then are still possible now.