But 2000 year old oral epic poetry isn't irrelevant for daily use, it's lost. That's an important distinction. (That said, we do have epic poems like the Odysse

But 2000 year old oral epic poetry isn't irrelevant for daily use, it's lost. That's an important distinction. (That said, we do have epic poems like the Odyssey and the Iliad that are far from irrelevant if not exactly in daily use) I have no expectation that 2016-Wikipedia will play any role what so ever in 12026 daily life, what with 3D hologram beamed straight into peoples brains and flying cars and all -- but I'm almost certain it will be readily available to academics that are interested for whatever reason, and the "1780-2017 The Democracy Experiment" chapter in history books of the time will largely be accurate, because of this.