Lately I've been worrying about the memories we, as a society, have lost and are losing. Seems to me as I plough on into my 50s that younger generations have very little understanding of how their world has come about - hugely important historical cultural milestones are not taught or discussed. History is not studied, its lessons lie ignored and trampled on the side of the road as society forges on regardless at full speed. It's not even just the big stuff like colonial history, the industrial revolution or the cold war, but also topics raised in classic movies, music and literature. How many know about Woodstock and what it meant? Punk? Who was Rod Stirling? I know there are projects dedicated to preserving this stuff but they are niche and only a minority are interested in them. The enshittification of the internet and our over-reliance on digital media seems to be speeding up this loss of knowledge and the rise of fascism around the world scares me. We are losing the tools and lessons of our predecessors to fight it - or even see it for what it is. I guess my question is does anyone else feel the same, and how do we combat this loss? Also any words of comfort or pointers to events, organisations or people that prove there is still hope would be very much appreciated.

Asked by RabidBat