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I like the thought experiment of what Wikipedia might have been like in ancient times. It would have been amazing to read tweets and internet comments from Gali

I like the thought experiment of what Wikipedia might have been like in ancient times. It would have been amazing to read tweets and internet comments from Galileo, Shakespeare, and Jesus. It also makes you wonder about the distant future. I wonder if this comment will still be on the internet 2000 years from now, and if any human will read it. I'm pretty sure an AI will read it in the near future, if not right now.

samfriedman 9y ago
This topic is explored somewhat in the (excellent) puzzle video game "The Talos Principle". Without spoiling much, the game world contains many instances of archived Internet discussion, including some self-aware posts as to the permanence of the users' thoughts long into the future.