Imagine the Petrarch of that post-apocalyptic civilization! Feasting on our discarded meme remnants, traveling to remote archives to find works by the Cicero and Lucretius of our age, whoever they judge that to be.
But I’m not sure future blobs of ectoplasm will even read. They may be birthed with everything they need pre programmed in identical video loops so they suffer no deviance nor curiosity.
You know probably that they(I don't know who, "British scientists"?) were able to move the assumed date when Vesuvius erupted, because they found a new graffiti? Something like "Mike plus Katie=love", only Roman names. It had a date-almost half a year after they thought the eruption had happenned.
And I thought, upon reading-people really knew how to build back then..
What will survive even, in this 2 by 4 s land, what graffiti? Will go to hell in a century.
And I'm very sceptical about plastic:)
But I agree with the main premice..it'll be fascinating, just because everything is..
Unless people change of course. Some major change. Maybe they grow fins go deep underwater and become busy in other stuff. Maybe they become Simak's lilac flowers. On some other planet. Maybe they'll carry some knowledge in their extensive roots system. I don't know, my imagination is not vivid enough.
But if they stay, in their essence, people..yes, they'll be fascinated. If they ever find something.
Imagine the Petrarch of that post-apocalyptic civilization! Feasting on our discarded meme remnants, traveling to remote archives to find works by the Cicero and Lucretius of our age, whoever they judge that to be.
Fun article!
But I’m not sure future blobs of ectoplasm will even read. They may be birthed with everything they need pre programmed in identical video loops so they suffer no deviance nor curiosity.
Your description of a useless tablet story is essentially Uncut Gems in the Roman Empire and I would def watch that movie.
I also liked the shade thrown at "The West is dying!" in your aside. Literal "Cool story, bro."
You know probably that they(I don't know who, "British scientists"?) were able to move the assumed date when Vesuvius erupted, because they found a new graffiti? Something like "Mike plus Katie=love", only Roman names. It had a date-almost half a year after they thought the eruption had happenned.
And I thought, upon reading-people really knew how to build back then..
What will survive even, in this 2 by 4 s land, what graffiti? Will go to hell in a century.
And I'm very sceptical about plastic:)
But I agree with the main premice..it'll be fascinating, just because everything is..
Unless people change of course. Some major change. Maybe they grow fins go deep underwater and become busy in other stuff. Maybe they become Simak's lilac flowers. On some other planet. Maybe they'll carry some knowledge in their extensive roots system. I don't know, my imagination is not vivid enough.
But if they stay, in their essence, people..yes, they'll be fascinated. If they ever find something.