Originally Posted By u/CMao1986 At 2025-06-09 05:33:56 PM | Source


  • jacksilver@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    That’s a good point that we now have a lot more information/recordings about events. It definitely makes history different. I wonder though if that will actually make the job of historians harder.

    Does volume of content indicate what the majority thought/experienced or is there bias in what was saved/preserved?

    Not to mention, who is paying to save/keep all of this content. We’ve found that the internet can remember forever, but doesn’t necessarily remember everything (what would happen if YouTube shut down?).