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by esnible3 3483 days ago
Few names survive beyond their great-grandchildren unless there are contemporary records to remind people. After the statues are destroyed and books containing are not allowed to be published very little will be left.

Think about how little you know of your own great-grandparents.

For the future, imagine a world where no book, weblog, or tweet is allowed to contain a two word phrase matching a particular SHA-1.