If emerging technolgies are indeed changing the way that people think and even the manner in which human brains develop through childhood into maturity, I don't think anyone can do very much about it. Evolution will proceed, like it or not.

That does not mean that the human race will necessarily lose interest in the study of history or the appreciation of traditional art forms. It MAY mean that less respect and prestige may be granted to such study by society as a whole, as technical and scientific skills continue to grow in economic importance. However, I think we can be confident that, as always, an intelligent and artistically sensitive minority will keep our various tribal memories alive.

Ways will have to be found ~ and will be found ~ to continue making all kinds of folklore available to anyone with the curiosity and interest to seek it out. In fact, I'm sure that at least a few of the people participating in this discussion are already doing so, even as we "speak" (i.e., as we type).