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Absolutely. As things get more complex, the foundations become unstable and fewer and fewer people know how the underlying stack works.

You'll be interested in this talk, "Preventing the Collapse of Civilization"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSRHeXYDLko

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Thank you for this link. I had never heard of the ancient mechanical clock mechanisms. "The arc of progress" really is a fiction. Human knowledge needs to be passed down and nurtured. Same with culture.

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