The precursor to Facebook groups 450 years ago worked much better

A ridotto was pretty much like a Facebook group.   It gathered like minded people around a topic.   It was private, like a club.   Any of you who have visited Florence might have seen the plaque commemorating the Camerata, a ridotto which met at the house of Giovanni Bardi di Vernio.   They argued and talked, and gossiped… Continue reading The precursor to Facebook groups 450 years ago worked much better