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I think we will be remembered for our chemistry, physics, engineering and materials science. There is going to be a lot that is forgotten because:

1) There is an eternal power struggle among people that is only obliquely acknowledged and seems willfully forgotten.

2) There is a lot of useless crap based on predatory psychological cues that will be weeded out through natural evolution.

>>frankt+(OP)
I'd suggest a 3rd reason -

In the arc of history, it's not that different from any other time. We just have a recency bias.