In their defense I don’t think most people knew what trends to look for since such skills are attached to historical literacy the long suffering child of the humanities. History ain’t boring the way it’s taught in elementary, middle, and highschool is shit, rather than focusing on the push and pull of history, society, culture, and economics they focus on ye olde facts that have the same general depth as one of my ancestor trade ledgers. There’s a tale in said facts but it takes a good bit of skill to weave it back together.
In their defense I don’t think most people knew what trends to look for since such skills are attached to historical literacy the long suffering child of the humanities. History ain’t boring the way it’s taught in elementary, middle, and highschool is shit, rather than focusing on the push and pull of history, society, culture, and economics they focus on ye olde facts that have the same general depth as one of my ancestor trade ledgers. There’s a tale in said facts but it takes a good bit of skill to weave it back together.