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Questions related to the means of human communication using signs and symbols representing language or emotions, which can be preserved physically or electronically.

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Why did people not tend to keep records or consider future consequences until very recently?

Others have rightly pointed out that the ancients did indeed keep records, but I’ll add another perspective as to why your perception may be that their record-keeping was less extensive than modern re …
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