Ian agrees with the historical view that the library was lost to decay and mismanagement rather than a dramatic fire.
“in reality it seemed like the library's destruction was like a pretty quiet one you know so you didn't necessarily need a giant Inferno to destroy everything no in dramatic fashion but rather if it's not kept up with and preserved correctly that it could just literally fall fall to fall apart”
Mile Higher · Jun 2024 · 1 episode · 264K views on this topicKendall believes that some information was deliberately kept hidden from the public because it would reshape societal belief systems.
“I think there's more they want us to know we know for a fact that they hide hide things yeah and the only thing I think of is they don't want us to see these things because if they are true it will reshape our entire lives or ways of thinking”
Mile Higher · Jun 2024 · 1 episode · 264K views on this topicThe Library of Alexandria was not destroyed by a single fire, but rather declined over centuries due to factors like neglect, political instability, and religious conflict.
“The Library of Alexandria didn't burn down in a literal sense in one big moment where everything went up in flames. There was a fire, but the real reason is that it slowly fell apart. Over centuries, it was hit again and again with riots and religious persecution and crackdown”
Camp Gagnon · Dec 2025 · 1 episode · 137K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.