great-collapse

This introduction to 'Memoirs Found in a Bathtub' outlines the catastrophic papyralysis epidemic that destroyed the information storage medium papyr, leading to the Great Collapse of Late Neogene civilization. It describes the resulting societal breakdown, loss of historical knowledge, and the struggle to preserve and reconstruct civilization amid chaos. The text also situates the 'Notes from the Neogene' as a rare surviving relic providing insight into this lost era.