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>The past was not recorded in detailed resolution, it was written by victors, it was not recorded in the first place The video camera has been capturing histor
by loveistheanswer 6y ago
>The past was not recorded in detailed resolution, it was written by victors, it was not recorded in the first place
The video camera has been capturing history in increasingly high resolution for ~100 years now. You don't have be a world war champion to own a video camera.
- solosoyokaze 6y agoAnd what does that video tell you? At best, it's a surface level observation of a framed window of space. If you watch a video of me, do you know the thoughts in my head? Admittedly we are gaining resolution in our recording of history, but even today it's extremely sparse and I'd argue uncapturable in full.
- macintux 6y agoFacts are negotiable, as the deep divide in the U.S. illustrates. Heck, look at the extensive video coverage of the attack on the Capitol, and how little agreement there is at the grass roots on what that video ultimately means.