And all that art will eventually be gone and forgotten too, so it is ultimately as meaningless as the other things, even if it manages to last a trillion years longer.
Why is it important to leave something behind?
Re:How Much Land Does a Man Need? (1886)
by brianwawok on Sunday January 05, 2020 @09:57PM
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You forgot the children you raised. Hopefully they will do good stuff and maybe have their own children.
The only thing of value we leave behind is our artistic creations. Whatever Javascript adware or trendy C replacement you're hacking on will be obsolete before you finish decomposing. All your "experiential purchases" like travel, relationships, etc. will be gone in a flash. The only thing left will be the art you created. The art you created is of course not entirely your own, it's essentially a restatement of the world cultural traditions, but through the lens of your life experience in a way that only you could create.