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MAYBE THE REASON WHY WE DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE ADVANCED CIVILIZATIONS OF THE PAST (ROMANS, MAYANS, ETC.) IS BECAUSE THEIR RECORDS BECAME DISPOSABLE. THINK ABOUT IT. WE ARE SCANNING ALL OF OUR BOOKS TO SAVE ON SOME CRAPPY HARD DRIVE WHICH MEANS NO MORE HARD COPIES. LAST I CHECKED NO ONE IS KEEPING PUBLIC RECORDS ON SLABS OF GRANITE WHICH MEANS MOST OF US AND OUR LIVES WILL BE LOST JUST LIKE EVERYONE BEFORE US.
True. That is some deep shit to think about!
people do compile massive microfilm archives for long-term historical storage, but of course they can’t cope with the wealth of media today.