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?).
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?).