Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Apology for Printers (1731)

 Apology for Printers (1731)

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Summary: Ben Franklin tries to talk his way out of being canceled.

Commentary: I stopped doing ratings, because it didn't feel particularly necessary or helpful. This one would probably rate a solid 4 though. It's a fun read, but pretty thoughtful on the morals of printing, which is something that sees a lot of argument today. Ben seems to support printing anything that he doesn't think directly leads to (personal or societal) harm, and shares an anecdote about pissing people off because he printed a vaguely offensive ad. 

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