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If it wasn't in an encyclopedia, you just trusted word of mouth. (startrek.website)
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[–] Sarsaparilla@kbin.social 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

We also had libraries.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We still have libraries.

[–] Sarsaparilla@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

Unwillingly politicised libraries, but sure, we still got 'em.

[–] worldsayshi@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

Yeah, OP is true for the small silly stuff that you wouldn't bother looking up but for important things there were multiple ways to look stuff up.

Now instead we have an over emphasis on small unimportant stuff and misinformation is rampant. Not sure that's better.