• myrmidex@belgae.social
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    7 hours ago

    That is, if there are still any people left 50 years from now…

    Or preserved articles stating the effects of social media. I reckon all the papers will be bought up and their archives ‘adapted to suit the new times better’.

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      6 hours ago

      I don’t think they’ll be able to make the papers go away, what they will do is “flood the zone” with “overwhelming evidence” that the papers are absurd lies and fantastical fiction, like Roswell and Area 51…

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        6 hours ago

        Hmm true, drown it out. Still, future archaeologists might prove adept at surfacing the actual articles. After the first of those is made public, the entire archives might still get wiped or ‘adapted’.

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          2 hours ago

          My suspicion is that the Epstein files are packed full of garbage, there are truths in there, but they have likely pushed in so much obvious falsehood as well that they can convince some audiences to ignore the whole thing as a pack of lies.

          As for your archaeologists, some will no doubt find the truth and recognize it for that it is, but will they be allowed to effectively communicate their findings to the masses? I suspect that all depends on who is in charge.

          I suspect we’ve got quite the chaotic froth of “who’s in charge” of the world today.