[rantwasp]

DNA is overrated. I think we have already transcended out biological roots. Some information we generate as a civilization is already long lived.

I am not sure if it’s wasteful. In the current context maybe.

[stephc_int13]

The existence of civilization is the proof that not everything is lost when we die, at least not for everyone.

Nonetheless, learning is still a long and painful process, even when it is about knowledge that has been known for centuries. And when a master in a field dies, his unique mix of knowledge and views dies with him, without any ways to transfer it.

Human language is a powerful tool but still weak and unreliable to transfer knowledge.