The difference between a time capsule and a garbage dump is that a time capsule is buried intending for people to dig it up later, so it is filled with items intended to shape those future people’s impression of our time, and a garbage dump is buried hoping that people will never dig it up again, so it is filled with items that are a far more accurate representation of society.
The difference between a time capsule and a garbage dump is that a time capsule is buried intending for people to dig it up later, so it is filled with items intended to shape those future people’s impression of our time, and a garbage dump is buried hoping that people will never dig it up again, so it is filled with items that are a far more accurate representation of society.