✦ Reflections ✦

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On memory, permanence, blockchain — and what we leave behind.

Memory
The Second Death: What the Egyptians Understood About Forgetting
Ancient Egyptians believed a person dies twice — when the heart stops, and when the last living person speaks their name aloud. They feared the second death more.
Technology
MySpace Deleted 12 Years of Music. Your Memories Are Next.
Billions of photographs, messages, stories — stored somewhere on servers owned by a handful of corporations. History has already shown what happens when those corporations change their minds.
Time Capsule
A Letter to Someone Who Doesn't Exist Yet
You are writing to a person who will be born thirty years after you. They will live in a world you cannot imagine. What would you say?
Blockchain
Why Blockchain Is the First Technology That Approaches Eternity
Every era found its own way to leave a mark. Cave paintings. Papyrus. Stone. Print. Each seemed permanent — until it wasn't. Blockchain is architected differently.