Sort of similar to the Great Filter theory, but applied to time travel technology.

  • @AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    If you were a historian with a time machine doing original research for your doctoral dissertation, you’d probably prioritize visiting the most poorly-documented eras first—the Information Age would be at the very bottom of your list.

    • @MNByChoice@midwest.social
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      Future historians could have infinite time. We could get grad students a thousand years after time travel is invented. Of course, they could be sneaky.