What if Paper is invented in Han China had gone differently?

Cai Lun standardises a cheap writing surface from pulped fibre.

If it had gone differently: The world writes on skin, silk and bark for another thousand years; the written word stays a luxury.

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Later turning points that leaned on Paper is invented in Han China. Change it in the game and the ripples reach all of these.

1. 1040Movable type in Song China. Without it, Printing stays a woodblock craft for the rare classic; no template for cheap mass text reaches anyone.
2. 1440Gutenberg's printing press. Without it, Books stay hand-copied and rare; literacy spreads at a crawl for another century.