T-Rex: We all accept that there's too much information for one person to know. We've simply discovered and invented too much!
T-Rex: Sorry, but ya can't understand all of it!!
T-Rex: But that raises the question of how many people DO we need? What is the minimum viable population not just for GENETIC diversity, but to ensure we remember everything, even if all books and recorded media are lost?
Utahraptor: Why are you inventing these catastrophic scenarios?!
T-Rex: Fun, I guess!
T-Rex: But I'm curious: if all books and recorded media were lost forever, how many people would we need to remember everything we once knew?
Utahraptor: Well, there's books nobody living has ever read, so - sorry, can't be done.
Narrator: MEANWHILE, BACK IN THE ERA WHEN IT WAS POSSIBLE TO KNOW EVERYTHING THERE WAS TO KNOW:
T-Rex: Mom, I'm boredddddd!
Off panel: Well, go invent some new knowledge then! We could use batteries and antibiotics.
T-Rex: IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY MOM
