[thewebguyd]

> It means knowledge, systems, expertise, and institutional capability can fade over time

This has also been happening since ancient times. Famously, how to make roman concrete was lost after the fall of the empire and Europe did not reinvent high quality concrete until much later in the 18th century. They also lost entire industrial-scale manufacturing pipelines for pottery and had a regression back to crude, hand-shaped pottery.

Turns out we humans have been dealing with the same human problems for hundreds of thousands of years.

[theturtletalks]

This reminds me of Gall’s Law. You cannot create a complex system, you must create a simple system and improve it over time.

The issue arises when you get so many iterations in, you’ve forgotten the process. Any catastrophic event can mean you won’t be able to create the silicon chip or airplanes and so much other technology.

Maybe I’m wrong and people and books do exist that can explain the process and human might would succeed.