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If it wasn't in an encyclopedia, you just trusted word of mouth. (startrek.website)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We also had libraries.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We still have libraries.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year 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.