Re:How to build something that lasts 10k years
by zardoz711 on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @11:10AM
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>I think once something is more than a few hundred years old then humans will automatically try to preserve it unless there's a good reason not to
Would ISIS's destruction of a few World Heritage Sites, museums, art galleries, etc. fall under "ideological issues"
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/videos/world/2015/08/25/isis-destroy...
Re:How to build something that lasts 10k years
by NotPaidToPost on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @06:08AM
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> once something is more than a few hundred years old then humans will automatically try to preserve it unless there's a good reason not to
This is a very recent development that started circa the 19th century in Europe.
Before that no-one really cared.
I think once something is more than a few hundred years old then humans will automatically try to preserve it unless there's a good reason not to (reuse of scarce resources, ideological issues, etc). The challenge is getting something to last long enough for our innate desire to preserve history to kick in.