Memory of Mankind: All of Human Knowledge Buried in a Salt Mine

Re:Memory of Mankind: All of Human Knowledge Buried in a Sal... by Johnny555 on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @05:03PM (#13430747)

Kunze plans to distribute ceramic tokens around the world to everyone who either funds, contributes to, or advises on the project. Every 50 years, starting in 2070, he says, holders will meet to keep the memory of the capsule alive and to discuss if it needs to be reopened

The problem with this is that if there are enough people around that remember about this and have the spare time and means to go there an dig an opening again, then it's probably not needed because society still exists.

If a some global catastrophe happens that wipes out much of our our modern records and knowledge, then "Oh hey, there's some good books under a mountain in another continent" is going to be pretty low on the list of things that's preserved through oral lore.

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Re:Memory of Mankind: All of Human Knowledge Buried in a Sal... by josephagoss on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @05:11PM (#13430822)

> "Oh hey, there's some good books under a mountain in another continent" is going to be pretty low on the list of things that's preserved through oral lore.

I think that knowledge would become the new gold/buried treasure in such a world. They who have the knowledge wins, and it will become potentially far more valuable than any stash of Gold.

If that is true for such a post apocalyptic future, then the lore of the buried treasure in the salt mine will probably spread and many will seek it out.

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