Tracks
It appears to be natural,
Not just for people,
To mark our paths.
You know it's true
If you walk with your dog.
While for dogs, it is smell.
People prefer a visual mark
Maybe a wordy sign
Or just a special glyph.
We track each other
Both through time and space
Using things we leave behind,
Official or off the cuff.
Interesting that you posted this.
A few minutes ago I searched for
#tutormentor on Twitter and found posts from as early as 2009.
That archive is a type of "track" that we use to know where we've been.
Kind of like that drawer full of drawings a parent keeps of their childrens' early school work.
I do wonder about the longevity of digital records in that context.
I have generally decided that the posts I make here are both self-satisfying and ephemeral. It is rare that I get a notification which shows a reaction to a post I made a significant time ago (but it does happen).
Almost none of my current written work exists in physical form...gone when the power goes out.
I think of how my digital footprint will remain available to the future. The problems I've focused on will still be with us long after I die, so the ideas I've tried to share may be useful to some in the future.
I've started to use the Internet Archive in the past few years. Here's a blog article where I point to a 2001 version of my website, found on the Internet Archive. https://tutormentor.blogspot.com/2022/09/tutormentor-connection-vision-2001.html
I hope that finds a way to survive.
Algot
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