Yeah, this would be my main quibble with the article. Our literary history has a significant survivor bias. But I think the greater share of impact comes from m

Yeah, this would be my main quibble with the article. Our literary history has a significant survivor bias. But I think the greater share of impact comes from moth and rot rather than human selection. The main point of the article stands. Our views of history are shaped by the most literate ancient societies, not the most successful.