We could be seeing the early stages of a print revolution in Eorzea. Â After the Gutenberg press started to become more common, from 1425 to 1500 printing exploded around Europe and helped to cause a revolution in information sharing and changed the political and religious landscapes because it gave more people access to new points of view.
Literacy rates during this period of time weren't especially high but that didn't stop millions of copies of things from being developed.
While the majority of a nation could be illiterate, a population of sufficient numbers could still have millions who were not.
Perhaps adventurers are uncommonly literate, leading to various levels of discomfort with their place of origin, which inspired them to leave and explore.
But for the most part, I agree that the Lore is inconsistent with the reality that can be observed. Â Then again, how many common folk do adventurers run into? Â NPCs are presumably a tiny, tiny fraction of the population. Â This makes drawing conclusions challenging.
Literacy rates during this period of time weren't especially high but that didn't stop millions of copies of things from being developed.
While the majority of a nation could be illiterate, a population of sufficient numbers could still have millions who were not.
Perhaps adventurers are uncommonly literate, leading to various levels of discomfort with their place of origin, which inspired them to leave and explore.
But for the most part, I agree that the Lore is inconsistent with the reality that can be observed. Â Then again, how many common folk do adventurers run into? Â NPCs are presumably a tiny, tiny fraction of the population. Â This makes drawing conclusions challenging.
