And tell me how proud of it you are.

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    10 months ago

    A pocketwatch manufactured in 1889. I keep it running as a memento mori: the watch may outlive the watchmaker. Build things well – they may be all people remember you by, one day.

    I also have a slide rule at my desk at most times, to remind me of false-precision.

    I guess the oldest though, is a Wu Zhu coin from the Three Kingdoms period (currency is a technology, too?). I keep it to remember that all empires arise from chaos, and must return to it; that all assets eventually have no value. That the things that endure, are stranger currencies still.

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      10 months ago

      You’re the badass stoich character from fantasy stories!

      “I keep the relics of my ancestors to remind me we all die”

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      10 months ago

      A pocketwatch manufactured in 1889. I keep it running as a memento mori:

      And to think I almost typed in my Lumia 1020… 🤣 🤣 Hats off mate!

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        10 months ago

        If you happen to want one, they are surprisingly affordable (I think I paid ~100$). So many were made, for so many years, that they are not exactly rare! Some antiques are fun like that.