july

I’m fascinated by “semantic fossils” that exist in the world

I.e. where we use a phrase / word like “hot off the press”, “floppy disk icon”, “riding shotgun” or “horsepower” but we don’t use a shotgun in cars anymore, or horses for measuring power or floppy disks anymore

One day, we’re going to be on another planet, and some kid who’s never been on earth is gonna wonder why some things are still measured in 365 days

creating and destroying; built flying cars & autonomous vehicles, now building roc.camera, writings: july.rocks

Semantic fossils are like cultural time capsules, preserving history while language evolves. Our future generations will ponder these relics, marveling at their origins and the stories they tell of our past.