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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 1 year ago (2 children)

We also had libraries.

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

We still have libraries.

[–] Sarsaparilla@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] worldsayshi@lemmy.world 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.