It occurs to me that in the distant future, genealogy will include an analysis of one’s ancestors’ social media posts 😅

[jerry@infosec.exchange]

“Grandma, why did your great great great great great great great great grandfather have such an obsession with dumpster fires?

[ghostonthehalfshell@masto.ai]

@jerry

We’ve become connoisseurs right?

[tim@union.place]

@jerry Assuming they last that long.

[tim@union.place]

@jerry durability of our modern digital communications is something historians like my partner really worry about.

[jackryder@infosec.exchange]

@jerry

I saw someone mention how archeologist will not be able to tell the societal differences between "butt dial" and "booty call" by then either!

[jerry@infosec.exchange]

@jackryder we better build a Rosetta Stone for the future generations to understand our memes and slang

[cyanautik@infosec.exchange]

@jerry iirc, this was a discussion at least a decade ago about metadata density accumulation...

perhaps longer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-n%C4%81%E1%B9%A3ir

[jackryder@infosec.exchange]

@jerry I mean, I don't disagree but like...

This meme is going to be rather difficult to explain in 3871 without a bit of conversation, I imagine.

[rfrederick@rettiwtkcuf.social]

@jerry "...and flaming trucks with funny sounding horns?"

[ag100pct@infosec.exchange]

@jerry
Oh my . . . there's a thought

[mangochutney@social.lol]

@jerry „Because he was the hero we needed, not the one we deserved.“

[usb@infosec.exchange]

@jerry Lol

[grumpasaurus@infosec.exchange]

@jerry @jackryder the world shall interpret and reinterpret them through the ages as societal norms shift!

[alessandro@cosocial.ca]

@jerry

With English instead of Greek and memes instead of hieroglyphics?

@jackryder

[roastbeefhashtag@mastodon.social]

@jerry Distant future will have to be within 28 days then

[jerry@infosec.exchange]

@RoastbeefHashTag what happens in 28 days?

[roastbeefhashtag@mastodon.social]

@jerry My posts auto delete