In one of my first talks about human rights and AI (2022) I used the widespread printing press reference to emphasise that in many cases it supported colonialism.

https://axbom.com/aihr/

This text by Sonja Drimmer really breaks down common printing press misrepresentation. Love it!

https://sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/9/10/the-printing-press-democratized-knowledge-a-slogans-masquerading-as-history