500 years ago, the USA didn't exist. I'd be disinclined to rely on the internet surviving for more than another hundred years; too many influential people woul

500 years ago, the USA didn't exist. I'd be disinclined to rely on the internet surviving for more than another hundred years; too many influential people would like it to disappear. I don't really know who my ancestors were, 500 years ago, despite my father researching his ancestry for a decade. I certainly don't know what they might have written down. If my ancient ancestor had invested 1M in preserving his thoughts, I think I would regard him as incredibly vain, to think I wouldn't prefer the cash over the chance to read his personal page.