Re:The messages that survived civilisation's collapse
by microtherion on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @12:45PM
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> For something to stand the test of time, it has to be lost.
I agree. Some of the people quoted in the article advocated writing on a monumental scale in order to preserve it, but I don't think that gives particularly good odds of preservation. To add to the examples you cite, the Georgia Guidestones were pretty much a modern experiment in preservation through monumentalism; they painted a monumental target on their backs right away, and ultimately ended up being destroyed this year.
The way to go is probably massive replication in a compact, durable medium.
I agree. Some of the people quoted in the article advocated writing on a monumental scale in order to preserve it, but I don't think that gives particularly good odds of preservation. To add to the examples you cite, the Georgia Guidestones were pretty much a modern experiment in preservation through monumentalism; they painted a monumental target on their backs right away, and ultimately ended up being destroyed this year.
The way to go is probably massive replication in a compact, durable medium.