There is a book by the same title - "Clock of the long now". My favourite line is "In the long run saving yourself requires saving the whole world." I am getti

There is a book by the same title - "Clock of the long now". My favourite line is "In the long run saving yourself requires saving the whole world." I am getting kind of obssesed how all the problems we are experiencing now stem form externalizing consequences to the future. Climate change, messed up economy or even technical debt stem from making choices that have only short-term consequences in mind. Speaking of technical debt- I have a post in the works adapting the principles of the long clock to software design. The work of the long now foundation is underrated. Go slow, Avoid sliding friction (gears) Avoid ticking Stay clean Stay dry Expect bad weather Expect earthquakes Expect non-malicious human interaction Dont tempt thieves Use familiar materials Allow inspection Rehearse motions Make it easy to build spare parts Expect restarts Include the manual Scalability and Evolvabilty: Make all parts similar size Separate functions Provide simple interfaces Here is my summary of the book: https://piszek.com/2019/10/12/long-now/ https://piszek.com/2019/10/12/long-now/