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How was the invention of the printing press similar to the invention of the internet?

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SImilar to the intentions of the printing press, the internet was initially invented as a means of faster communication. While the printing press had a larger impact for its time in the spread of information, the internet blew it away in the new speed that information could be spread.

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The printing press also created a standardized language so people could communicate in the same language.

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With the printing press and Internet, people learned each other's ideas and innovated them, therefore creating a similar impact of innovating over the world.