40k years from now, a hominid excavates a computer and materializes a login page in the ether. "We think they used this for ritual sacrifice or to brush their teeth or both."

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clickety_clack a day ago | parent | next [-]

It appears to be a primitive game where the user tries to guess which of 9 images contains “traffic lights” or “motorcycles” (whatever they are).

	▲	doginasuit a day ago \| parent [-]
		An ancient ritual they believed would prove their humanity and worthiness of access to arcane engines of search.

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walrus01 a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

40k years from now archaeologists explore a former landfill, find an adult toy and enter into endless academic debate about whether it was really a dildo

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wpollock a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You might enjoy the book "The Weans" by Robert Nathans, <https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/2664067-the-weans>

	▲	WalterGR a day ago \| parent [-]
		And Motel of the Mysteries by David Macaulay, published in 1979. I read it as a child and recall enjoying it.

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tejtm a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Ahh the good old Nacirema

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