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THE KNOWLEDGE EXTINCTION EVENT

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The Knowledge Extinction Event infographic comparing Library of Alexandria loss (400,000 scrolls in 48 BCE) to digital knowledge extinction (0.84 Alexandrias lost daily, 308,000 Alexandrias annually), showing Knowledge Extinction Index score of 47/100 indicating crisis level

Why Digital Society Loses More Knowledge Than the Library of Alexandria — Daily This analysis establishes that digital platforms are causing knowledge extinction at a scale and speed unprecedented in human history. What took centuries to lose in Alexandria now happens every 72 hours. And unlike the burning of the Library, this extinction is systematic, … THE KNOWLEDGE EXTINCTION EVENT