It turns out that something has been watching the Earth in minute detail since before the solar system was formed, down to a sub molecular level. It can give you the answers to any historical questions, but not things like what someone was thinking or feeling.
All the world’s problems have been solved, and the information is only used with the strictest privacy, e.g. you can only get information on living people with their permission, or if you’re a member of law enforcement solving a crime.
The question is, if you have a hobby, job, or other reason to research the past, like being a geologist or genealogist, would you take the answers, or would you prefer to do the research yourself?
I like your thinking. I’d love a lifetime step count, or even something like how many boxes of cereal I’ve consumed over my life.
I’d also want to check up on what famous historical figures got up to. Or where unknown folks came from prior to being recorded.
Where did the ka’bar’s white twin come from and end up?
How many lovers did Queen Elizabeth I have?
And many more I often think but can’t call to mind now.