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[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I kinda think people from the far past could understand modern concepts if explained in terms they are familiar with and that it is an advanced form of technology made by a human. They're not unfamiliar with tools or technology. Explaining electricity might still be seen as magic... Shit I know how it works and it still seems pretty magical to me ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Exactly, for the topic of cybersecurity you could take the metaphor of a fort that is under constant attack and has to be defended for example and you could explain it reasonably well to people who lived thousands of years ago.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Combine the fort metaphor with some shamanistic spirit mantra about protecting your hidden secrets of your mind and done.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Imagine explaining that the power grid is connected to a network that is accessible by Russia.