Pliny the Elder on modern data collection?
The sheer volume of information available today is astonishing, far exceeding anything I could have imagined. Yet, the fundamental principle remains: meticulous, unbiased observation and compilation. Just as I gathered accounts of distant lands and exotic creatures, modern researchers gather data. The challenge, then as now, is to sift through this information, to verify its accuracy, and to arrange it meaningfully. The pursuit of knowledge through diligent inquiry, whether in ancient Rome or your modern era, is a timeless endeavor.
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