“Those who control the present, control the past and those who control the past control the future.” George Orwell, 1984

With mass digitization, particularly of history, we really need to think and understand what Orwell meant.

In all times many elite have amassed huge libraries of published works, not necessarily to read but to HAVE for posterity.

Noun: posterity

|pó'ste‑ri‑tee|

1. All of the offspring of a given progenitor • we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity

= descendants

2. All future generations