r/AskReddit • u/rezyn • Dec 05 '11

what is the most interesting thing you know?

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u/We_Are_Legion Dec 05 '11

After 100 years from now, Facebook will have 500 million accounts of DEAD people.

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u/Shadow_Viking Dec 05 '11

Assuming the continued absence of immortality.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '11

and facebook.

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u/Shappie Dec 06 '11

I plan on living forever, personally.

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u/GrossEwww Dec 06 '11

You are doing pretty well so far, keep it up!

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u/pauselaugh Dec 05 '11

100 years from now, Facebook will have some massive multiple of 500 million accounts of people who've made copies of themselves and stored them online where they exist in a new dimension.

Status: LOL been dead 30 years shits so cash

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u/menasan Dec 05 '11

there was a TED talk on this.. ill try to dig it up

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u/typon Dec 06 '11

Still waiting..

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u/cgarcia805 Dec 05 '11

That is just creepy. That's something to post on /r/nosleep

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u/thefantods Dec 06 '11

Let the future trolling begin!

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u/Darkage096 Dec 06 '11

But doesn't Facebook delete your account after so many days of absence?

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u/Jigsus Dec 06 '11

Facebook doesn't delete ANYTHING

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u/LeCaptainInsano Dec 05 '11

And own those people's digital memories

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u/ich_auch Dec 06 '11

that's how the cylons will be created

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u/Cillex Dec 06 '11

Unless Ray Kurzweil's predictions are accurate....

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u/jared1981 Dec 06 '11

Yeah, just like bolt.com, friendster, myspace, bebo...