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Saying "silverware is a mesopotamian technology" may sound insightful, but it's also a lie. Henry Patroski spent a full chapter on the fork in the Evolution of Useful Things. "Silverware" as we know it is only about 150 years old. More than that, its evolution is entirely traceable and observable. This is why I hate Nic Talleb - he likes to wave his hands and say "disruption!" when in fact, history is quite clearly a jagged stairstep of piecemeal innovation.