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by throw0101a 1422 days ago
> Some of them being Great Wall of China, Taj Mahal, Machu Pichu, Petra, etc.

See:

> Thus, the Lindy effect proposes the longer a period something has survived to exist or be used in the present, the longer its remaining life expectancy. Longevity implies a resistance to change, obsolescence or competition and greater odds of continued existence into the future.[2] Where the Lindy effect applies, mortality rate decreases with time.

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect