On a scale from 1-12, how important was accurate timekeeping

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>>1107257

We still divide our hours and minutes into 60 parts, an invention of the Sumerians. Does anyone else think this is kind of neat

But anon dont you know there's 4 simultaneous days occuring at once?

>>1107286
It is incredibly neat. Wish I had more examples of things like this

>>1107789
Does the fact we are using an alphabet invented by the Phoenicians count?

Accurate timekeeping and accurate navigation are two of the most important things ever. Up there with the alphabet and arguably harnessing electricity (which, while more recent, has and will play a role in literally everything in the foreseeable future).

>>1107923
>Phoenicians

Yeah, no. It's Egyptian, calling it Phonecian is like calling Hindu numerals "Arabic".

>>1107257
EP Thompson, Time, work discipline and industrial capitalism

>>1107257
what did people do before watches were so widespread? did they set meeting times to in the afternoon? etc

>>1108993
Bell towers were around for a long time. People also tended to have public places they'd regularly hang out at so others could find them more easily.