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What from our culture do you think will still be well known in a 1000 years? Super Heroes?Classic Rock?Star Wars?Lord of the Rings?

I honestly think that with the rate of *progress* that we have now, nothing will be remembered, except perhaps by historians.

If anything, perhaps the invention of the microchip and the rise of computing.

Originally Posted by MrMofo

I honestly think that with the rate of *progress* that we have now, nothing will be remembered, except perhaps by historians.

If anything, perhaps the invention of the microchip and the rise of computing.

This.

Electricity for example, most people I would assume don't really know who invented it or whether it was multiple people or one guy, in what country, when and so on - including myself. It's just there and we know some guy invented it sometime in the 19th century. Yet electricity completely revolutionised the world. I'm pretty sure it'll be the same in 1000 years, they might know that something still central to society in that age was invented back sometime around now, but that'll be about it.

If fiction from so muce time befoe survived[for example, Iliad, King Arthur, Robin Hood]why wouldn't fiction from the today will still be known in a 1000 years?

Hitler's acts across the world.

I'm pretty sure no one will ever forget D&G (Dolce und Gabbana), und natürlich Giorgio Armani!

If modern fiction survives written (and/or in some other form of media) for a 1000 years it will be remembered and be named by a period, hated by school children who will be forced to learn about it and loved by geeks.

From our culture? Only literature. World is moving very fast

If classic rock is forgotten in a thousand years, then the world a thousand years hence shall be quite the terrible place indeed.

Star Wars will never be forgotten

Originally Posted by Jaketh

Star Wars will never be forgotten

YEAH! Not if George Lucas has anything to say about it!

Twilighit will probably, very sadly, be considered the pinnacle of today's culture by the people of the future.

Justin Bieber, MTV, Twilight, every single reality serie.. Kill me already

Probably some work of literature or art almost no one alive today has ever heard of that clumsly illustrates humanity's odd ideas of how computers are changing lives will be held up as the pinnicle of the Early Information Age culture.

Originally Posted by Big War Bird

Probably some work of literature or art almost no one alive today has ever heard that clumsly illustrates humanities odd ideas of how computer are changing lives will be held up as the pinnicle of the Early Information Age culture.

This.

I should think the creation and evolution of the nuclear weapon and nuclear power would be a defining moment of the 20th century, one that's remembered a thousand years from now. Nuclear technology isn't going anywhere.

they'll put all the current datas in diamonds and will store this for a long time
if everything goes as planned, they'll have everything we currently see
but i'd say, the thing that will be most remembered is the start of space exploration

Music for sure, I cant imagine music of the 20th century ever getting old Elvis, Michael jackson and the beatles will most likely be played untill man dies out.

If I was born around a thousand years from now I would be fascinated by the old records(I mean imagine if you could somehow see what figures and battles from all points of history actually looked like). A piece of literature will probably be admired and held up, most likely satirical. It's all obviously speculation though unless I grab myself a TARDIS. Just childish fantasy wondering really.