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I've just read that the amount of people asking to be buried with electronic devices is steadily increasing. This seems like both a major -facepalm- and a facinating development for future archaeological digs. Assuming, of course, that humanity survives long enough for all of us to become hardened piles of dust and remains - I am think at least one to two millenia here, around the temporal distance seperating us from, say, the Anglo Saxons - think of how befuddled future archaeologists will be by our obsession with technology.
Of course, this is not a new phenomenon for humanity. Anglo Saxons were buried with beads and other goods and tools. For a long time, though, I thought the trend was towards religious goods rather than solely material given the shift in mainstream religious focus from the concrete, material world to the ephermeral. Actually, it is quite like ancient warriors and hunters being buried with their tools. Electronic devices are the contemporary tool of choice for humanity... I like that better than guns for damn sure.
Still, regardless of what one may believe about what happens after death... YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE THE BLOODY BLACKBERRY.
The nature of humanity is also fun to ponder over. I love being a historian! XD
Of course, this is not a new phenomenon for humanity. Anglo Saxons were buried with beads and other goods and tools. For a long time, though, I thought the trend was towards religious goods rather than solely material given the shift in mainstream religious focus from the concrete, material world to the ephermeral. Actually, it is quite like ancient warriors and hunters being buried with their tools. Electronic devices are the contemporary tool of choice for humanity... I like that better than guns for damn sure.
Still, regardless of what one may believe about what happens after death... YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE THE BLOODY BLACKBERRY.
The nature of humanity is also fun to ponder over. I love being a historian! XD