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What a dumb argument.

Humans learn by watching shit.

Colorize the history, HDfy it.

Just coz you got your useless history degree toiling 3 years doesnot make you a better historian than 5 year old reciting a old story.

Also imagine getting a history degree. What failures.

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Learning from, teaching about, and documenting history is extremely important. The fact that you or I disagree with some historians about the proper balance between accuracy and relatability does not mean we should denigrate the study of history. I tend to agree with you that exposing more people to history is a higher priority than painstaking color accuracy, but I also believe that there is plenty of room for the kinds of historians that care more about accurate documentation than about public outreach.

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