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Trust is built on top of institutions. Focusing on strengthening institutions seems more useful than accurate engravings on their grave stone. The powerful wil
by hayst4ck 3y ago
Trust is built on top of institutions. Focusing on strengthening institutions seems more useful than accurate engravings on their grave stone.
The powerful will never willingly give away their power. Developing tools that can take power away from the powerful (which will require a fight and personal risk for the fighters) or helping the powerless become more powerful seems infinitely more useful and practical.
"God made Man, Sam Colt made 'em equal..." Figuring out ways to make billionaires "equal" will do far more to help freedom and reduce oppression than some notion of historical book keeping. Figuring out how to credibly threaten consequences for billionaires seems like a much higher priority than helping future historians. Maybe the best threat is collective bargaining and tools to help collectively bargain would be a much better investment.
If the educated are able to exercise power, then the need for protecting history from those who wish to manipulate it isn't as much of a problem.