Branko Milanovic
Paper survives longer than Excel. Stone longer than paper. Papyri in the dry areas probably longer than the stone. If Roman records were done electronically we would have known nothing about Rome.
Branko Milanovic
An important note of caution for younger researchers. Digitalization or AI is not a panacea. In my lifetime I have seen dozens, if not hundreds, of surveys and datasets that have been lost. They disappeared because of incompatibility between different operating systems. Fast