"pray for it to last" It could be interesting to discuss what circumstances might bring the 'source for truth' to an end ... what might be done to minimize the

"pray for it to last" It could be interesting to discuss what circumstances might bring the 'source for truth' to an end ... what might be done to minimize the loss should it end ... how to route around the damage should the official internet be ended by someone afraid of the truth. It certainly is vulnerable to that ... but that doesn't mean it has to be. Given the history of the world, the net may disappear and reappear several times. Before long, a large chunk of it will fit into a backpack ... WRT 'not knowing before the Internet': you can have a trusted relationship with an author based on years of experience with his/her work. If everything they wrote checked out in the past - and/or they have a reputation for sweating the details - their books are inherently more valuable than a 'net source you're not friends with yet.