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Too bad that we will leave nothing comparable from our times. In 1000 years historian will probably have nothing to study about us.
by aphroz 6y ago
Too bad that we will leave nothing comparable from our times. In 1000 years historian will probably have nothing to study about us.
- thaumasiotes 6y agoLetters from 1000 years ago obviously have great historical value, but it's not like they're the only kind of record that exists. We still print books, newspapers, government edicts, contracts, invoices, and photographs. We still hang plaques.
- LeoPanthera 6y agoThanks to institutions such as the Internet Archive, I do not believe that is true. They are a non-profit and deserve your support! https://archive.org/donate https://archive.org/donate
- rtrdea 6y agoAgreed. I have a monthly donation automatically taken out of my account
- tasogare 6y agoInternet Archive is not immune to collapse of civilization. In fact, such kind of service would probably be the first to be abandoned in case of war or serious disaster. It also requires electricity and I don’t think that organization have it’s own power generation capable of running in autarky for centuries.
- holoduke 6y agoThere will always be a lunatic who encoded his entire usb stick in a granite block somewhere to be found in a 1000 years from now.
- mbg721 6y agoOn the scale of millennia, I wouldn't be too worried; disasters happen to any storage medium, and even our knowledge of Greek and Roman society today comes from surprisingly few sources. I think the bigger concern is the near-term effect of something like an EMP event, the digital library of papyruses burning down.
- w0de0 6y agoIn a 1000 years there will be PhDs specializing in just the analysis of Twitter during 2016.