Who'll be remembered?

[SuperFerret]

I think we should try to pin down a timeframe here.

 

[Kirmit]

I think we should try to pin down a timeframe here.

Ok, as I mentioned Shakespeare, he was born nearly 4 and a half hundred years ago so we'll say anyone from the last 100 years to be remembered in the next 500 years.

 

[SuperFerret]

Ok, as I mentioned Shakespeare, he was born nearly 4 and a half hundred years ago so we'll say anyone from the last 100 years to be remembered in the next 500 years.

Short term - More people than you can imagine due to our level of technology.

We have recordings of people who are in no way famous floating around. Many, if not all, of the most famous people will be remembered in 500 years at the very least (barring some sort of apocalyptic cataclysm).

500 years is a very short period of time, and with all the help we have, society's memory won't be that bad.

 

[Kirmit]

We have recordings of people who are in no way famous floating around. Many, if not all, of the most famous people will be remembered in 500 years at the very least (barring some sort of apocalyptic cataclysm).

500 years is a very short period of time, and with all the help we have, society's memory won't be that bad.

When I say remembered I don't mean a documented name I mean someone that people just know by mention.

 

[SuperFerret]

Then take your pick of the top most important people of the last 100 years, and a handful of randoms.

 

[Kirmit]

Then take your pick of the top most important people of the last 100 years, and a handful of randoms.

Well that's the very question isn't it? Who should be considered important enough to be remembered?

 

[SuperFerret]

Just off the top of my head:

Armstrong
Einstein
Hitler
Kennedy
Roosevelt
Churchill
Nixon
Pope John Paul II
Mother Theresa

 

[El Payaso]

I have all my hopes the world, or at least human life, will cease to exist before 100 years.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Madonna will still be performing at 150.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

I have all my hopes the world, or at least human life, will cease to exist before 100 years.

You hope human life ceases to exist in a hundred years? Oh this board.

 

[SuperFerret]

I have all my hopes the world, or at least human life, will cease to exist before 100 years.

Oh come on, Spider-Man 3 wasn't that bad.

 

[Anubis]

Quick, name a famous heiress, debutant, or socialite from the 19th century. How about one from 1912? Come on, that last one is only 100 years ago.


Trust me, Paris Hilton and Snookie will be completely forgotten in one or two decades. They won't even be footnotes in the pages of history.

Sarcasm achieved. Super Ferret would be pleased.

Oh, and Clara Bow to answer your first question.

 

[Hobgoblin]

Hitler and Stalin. We've all heard of Napoleon but we dont remember who defeated him at Waterloo. And even those two's memories will be diminished.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/hitler-was-a-german-soccer-coach-kids-tell-u-k-poll-1.4621

And this is less than 100 years after the end of WW2. Imagine how badly cofused people will be after another 400 years.

 

[Schlosser85]

Stephen Hawking

Steve Jobs

Bill Gates

 

[chamber-music]

Hitler and Stalin. We've all heard of Napoleon but we dont remember who defeated him at Waterloo. And even those two's memories will be diminished.

I don't know about in America but alot of people know British/Irish Genaeral and Prime Minister The Duke Of Wellington lead the allies to defeated Napoleon at the Battle Of Waterloo.

Wellington Boots, Beef Wellington, Wellington the capital of New Zealand were all named after him.

 

[Hobgoblin]

I don't know about in America but alot of people know British/Irish Genaeral and Prime Minister The Duke Of Wellington lead the allies to defeated Napoleon at the Battle Of Waterloo.

Wellington Boots, Beef Wellington, Wellington the capital of New Zealand were all named after him.

Fair enough. As the Napoleonic Wars arent hugely important to American history, we tend to not study it. At the same time, an Irish friend of mine once asked me to describe the American Civil War to him.

 

[chamber-music]

Fair enough. As the Napoleonic Wars arent hugely important to American history, we tend to not study it. At the same time, an Irish friend of mine once asked me to describe the American Civil War to him.

Understandable. Most people outside the U.S know very little about the American Revolution or U.S civil war in comparison to most Americans I imagine.

Most people I know have never heard of people like Paul revere.

Wellingnton was a pretty important historical figure being one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century globally so I'm surprised that they don't mention his in the U.S education system at some point like a college history course of somethig.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Hitler and Stalin. We've all heard of Napoleon but we dont remember who defeated him at Waterloo. And even those two's memories will be diminished.

Actually, the Duke of Wellington is still quite famous in the UK. Maybe not to Napoleon levels, but I wouldn't say he's not remembered.

 

[Hobgoblin]

I would imagine that Wellington got a mention in my college history courses, I just paid more attention to Napoleon. I do remember the Concert of Europe though.

Ditto Oliver Cromwell. Still a famous (or infamous) man in England and Ireland but unknown here in the states. Just ask an American Southerner about General Sherman. They remember him like he burned Atlanta yesterday.

 

[SuperFerret]

The problem with that is that he's left to college history courses.

 

[Rylvan]

This question's hard to answer. A lot of famous historical figures, mostly painters, weren't very famous or successful until well after their time.

 

[Hobgoblin]

I think we are almost in a Syndrome type of world: if everyone is super, than no one is. One hundred years ago, it was hard to get famous. Life was harder and many people were focused more on getting through day to day life than on becoming famous as an artist, writer, musician etc. You had to have genuine talent to get noticed. Even if you did have talent, you may never have the means to get noticed. These days we have Facebook, twitter, YouTube, etc to make ourselves famous. We are surrounded by minor celebrities of questionable talent. This same system should also make getting noticed easier for the talented but in the noise of the crowd, its hard to pick someone out.

 

[EML420]

Some writers Stephen King maybe im biased because im a fan but dont underestimate the staying power of good books people.

 

[Franklin Richards]

 

[HighFivingMF]

Madonna will still be performing at 150.

But that's like 3 years away.