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Makes me wonder what research they'll be doing about us in 58,000 years. My best guess: none. These years might not be totally irrelevant, but no doubt they're
by narag 9y ago
Makes me wonder what research they'll be doing about us in 58,000 years.
My best guess: none. These years might not be totally irrelevant, but no doubt they're boring. Last century was very exciting and next will bring some singularity or something, but right now? Very difficult to make it seem interesting.
- failrate 9y agoSadly, though, a lot of our waste material won't degrade for thousands of years or more, unlike the natural materials our forebears used. Regardless of how boring we might be, our artifacts will survive longer.
- dotancohen 9y agoYou probably haven't seen the artificial womb. Or the onset of machines that recognize patterns and make heuristic decisions. Or the demise of government for the people. Or the rockets that come back from space and land themselves. Or the advent of portable, personalized spying devices carried in the _billions_ by the _willing_. Sometimes I wonder if this age is _too_ interesting.