It is a convention of The Long Now Foundation to get people to think of time in terms of 10k years instead of a lifetime at best. It goes hand in hand with their 10k year clock.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_of_the_Long_Now

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zamadatix 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I think they are speaking to, not ignorant of, this.

	▲	antonvs 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes. It’s an artistic choice, about as meaningful as the Hoover artist’s claim that, “There is an angle for doubt, for sorrow, for hate, for joy, for contemplation, and for devotion.” Both have a meaningful denotation in the mind of the creator, but don’t necessarily resonate with others.

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kazinator 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> 10k year clock

a.k.a. cuckoo clock