sethnintendo said:
We've always valued data hence why libraries have been around since ancient times. We just have access to it more now with the internet. Yet most traffic on internet is for porn. Seems like researcher these days are using AI and algorithms to help compile our data. I can only imagine a Terminator scenario for us in future. Either that or the movie Idiocracy.
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Not nearly as much as we do now. As civilizations came to an end so did their libraries and other archives of knowledge were destroyed in the process as well ...
With digital technology, we are more entrenched than ever in the brave new world of information and it makes for a far more sustainable future ...
As long as humanity continues to see value in data, we are never going back to the dark ages because there's tons of humans out there who know too much about the world operates. Now, I'm not arguing we'll never see a period of stagnation in some fields such as digital technology but as long as humanity retains current knowledge in the future then they'll always have the possibility of keeping hope or making progress ...