> While historians love to peer into the minutiae of daily lives because, well, historians, how much does knowing Great-great Aunt Ethyll’s thoughts on Karl Mar

> While historians love to peer into the minutiae of daily lives because, well, historians, how much does knowing Great-great Aunt Ethyll’s thoughts on Karl Marx actually affect us on a daily basis? How much will your predilection for the song stylings of Kim Kardashian affect future generations in a meaningful way? Potentially quite interesting. A lot of older people alive today will disavow any connection with imperialist regimes of the mid to late 20th century. They're likely not all telling the truth. Understanding how attitudes then evolved over time may well help us avoid the same mistakes in the future.