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207 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 12h \ on: Where are the new wonders of the world? mostly_harmless
We need more eccentric rich people. The previous wonders were either functional (wall, lighthouse, library, temple, etc) or a wild rich guy extravagance (garden, mausoleum, big ass statues).
One of the Koch brothers built an entire Old West town, just because he thought it was cool. It doesn't rise to the level of a wonder, but that's the kind of impulse we need.
It's a bit morbid, but on the topic of eccentric, my wife and I were discussing what we'd like done with our remains when we die. I said I want a 100ft marble statue of myself with a subterranean museum via a trapdoor at my feet - wax statue scenes of me, a forever-showing holographic/animtronic concert hall, a gift shop, a restaurant serving only my favorite foods, etc. But, I wouldn't actually be buried there. It'd just have clues to where I was buried, which would be like a treasure hunt - find where I'm buried and get a t-shirt and some sats or something.
It's a joke obviously but I felt like writing it down.
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that will be a worthy job us k00b juniors on SN :)
The plinth should read: The k00b who gave wings to Satoshi Nakamoto
and then k00b would be a word in the dictionary which would mean 1. an alternative metaphor to bitcoin, 2. the founder of world's most democratic form of currency
and maybe you'd get a Presidential Medal of Freedom after your work :)
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That's where territory fees can go after you're gone.
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yeah, darn rich guys are all too busy building rockets.
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