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Bold assumption that our descendants will have the kind of general education that would result in “extra homework” for “history students”. I imagine a future scholar to be like Kenneth from 30 Rock

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(in his mortal form)

Kenneth saying: "Science was my favourite subject. Especially the old testament."

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tetris11@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

To quote Christopher Homer in his epic of Gilgamesh:

              PENELOPE
Why will the stories only be sung?

              ODYSSEUS
Because songs will be all they have to
remember those of us who could write.

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crayons_to_chaos@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Ain’t no learnin down in the mines. Back to work.

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