I’ve got an opportunity to put a small time capsule under some cement in my yard. I realize the chances of anyone finding it in the future are next to null but just for fun what would be something you would put in it if you had the chance?
It will almost certainly be found, and probably sooner than you expect. That’s my guess.
Nothing digital, you can’t know what tech will be available. Pictures and stories of your every day life with plenty of detail, plus what you think the future will be like, again with plenty of detail–everyone likes to laugh at how wrong we get this, and the occasional thing we get right. Handwritten would be best. The further back in the past, the fewer details we have of everyday life. Only the official records survive long term, and that is “written by the victors”, so to speak. One of the most interesting things we have from the past is the complaint about a copper shipment. It’s interesting because we can all relate to that.
nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 3 days ago
Don’t make it for a rando in 1,000 years
Make it for your great-grandkids in 100 years. Leave specific instructions in your will.
You’re still dead reaching out to someone across time. But it’s someone with a good chance of seeing the world not too differently from you, and who you might actually care about.
And who might actually treasure the hot wheels you spent thousands of hours playing with
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I want to do this now. Thanks for the idea!