The loss of local knowledge would

a. only disappoint anthropologists who value knowledge for its own sake.
b. likely rob the world of at least some significant benefits.
c. not affect the world much, since the most important knowledge is saved in the cloud.
d. not affect the world much, since local knowledge only benefits the cultures who possess it.


ANSWER:
b

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