but the catch is the majority of people have to read the fucking words for that to matter.

Hell, I'd even settle for more people watching classic movies and TV shows. People need to maintain some link to the past to see the mindset of those who lived through fascism, wars, etc. and absorb what a society that rejects those ideas looks like.

Culture is a big part of our collective memory, and a society that can't look back will just reinvent the same problems.