As literacy became more and more present, society became more and more centered around intelligent conversation, especially as the middle class grew and upward mobility was an available option. This prompted the emergence of Salon Societies, wherein those in a similar class standing would get together and discuss anything and everything. You were expected to participate, and even women could partake, upping a woman’s place in society.
Sure, she was still considered lower, but she was now seen as an intelligent being, rather than some fragile thing that was only good for reproduction.
In Salon Society, there was a constant flow and movement of ideas, a throwback to the Sophists.
These were also a many to many kind of communication model. This was a change from the previous typical one-to-one or one-to-many communication models. That model is still very apparent today, through our social media in Facebook and blogging.
Salon Societies were the early online chat rooms and also broke down class barriers even further.
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