@celestal At least one positive outcome of this "dark-ages revival" is that we all can get a refresh of our basic science knowledge! Hehe. For example, recently I learned from @fredrikaa that the Earth is not a smooth sphere but actually a pretty bumpy chunk of mass, which might seem obvious now, but somehow I had not thought about it that way.

It is also a great opportunity to teach these extremely important basic principles to those that might be lacking the knowledge to make better decisions (the ones who are just stubbornly relying on emotional reactions rather than facts are unfortunately irredeemable, I reckon).