Consider the Museum of Civilization. Do laptops and credit cards represent what it means to be civilized? If not, what are the hallmarks of civilization? What exhibits would be in your own Museum of Civilization?
Consider the Museum of Civilization. Do laptops and credit cards represent what it means to be civilized? If not, what are the hallmarks of civilization? What exhibits would be in your own Museum of Civilization?
In the novel, the Museum of Civilization serves as a fun collection of items for the young and nostalgic reminders of the past for the old. But I believe it’s a misnomer, and that stilettos, laptops, or credit cards don’t embody civilization itself; they embody the advancements made possible by the people of that particular civilization. Ancient Greece, Rome, and other empires where quite civilized yet they didn’t have any of those items.
The hallmarks of civilizations, to me, aren’t material possessions. They are the system of rules, governments, or understandings created among the people that allow them to coexist and thrive. It’s the written and oral languages, traditions created and passed on, and the sense of community. Civilizations are created when each individual adopts tasks that may or may not benefit himself or herself directly, but will benefit the society as a whole. Where that task may be hunting, building, storytelling, or making art, each individual plays their part in harmony. And by doing so, farms, homes, and families are created in peace and the small conflicts here and there are always resolved without destroying the civilization itself because after time, it has grown and is strong enough to withstand such issues since the people have united as one. Compassion, thought, and creativity runs through each and every person, and allows them to care for one another while making their civilization, their world, a better place.
In my own Museum of Civilization, I’d exhibit a photo album. A lot can be uncovered simply by looking at a picture: history, fashion, architecture, landscape, emotions, etc. In the novel, children go to school and are told stories of what the world was like pre-collapse. But a photo album filled with pictures of family, friends, holidays, birthdays, and vacations would actually show kids what life was like. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words. A photo album would be different than seeing an old car or a decaying home, because in a photograph everything is immortalized and preserved, unchanging and unaffected by the current situation. This makes these visuals the perfect tool for showing the young what something looked like back then, not what it has turned into now. It’d help kids to learn and the adults to remember.
Thus, laptops and credit cards don’t represent what it means to be civilized. Being civilized means having a developed state of understanding, knowledge, and compassion. While such material items are certainly great advancements created by civilized people, one could certainly be civilized without them. As such humans have been for centuries before these inventions. Yet in a time of societal collapse, of losing the precious technology we hold dear, photographs would preserve memories of what was and create goals of what could be again.
I do not know what the meaning of civilization is – for me, perhaps, the hallmarks of community would be the most meaningful representations of what ‘civilized’ life holds for humans. Voter pamphlet guides and neighborhood bulletins show not only what issues are or were important at the time of printing, but have written opinions supporting or decrying measures in the words of those directly to be directly affected. Perhaps my wish to include a voter pamphlet guide is colored by my own penchant for contributing to them, and I hope to see myself reflected in the words of other activists in their respective communities; this is the essence of what I think civilization can be best described as, the ability to connect through discussion and disagreement over a shared set of values in the application of effort to improve the quality of life for everyone. I think the single greatest hallmark of civilization is that people have developed structures to support and propagate humanity. Political establishments are conspicuously missing in the post-Georgia Flu world described in Station Eleven, but the simple fact is people banded together and created their own power structures in the absence of any governing entity. I suppose that in such a time as when the very concept of ‘power’ has to do more with moral issues than corruption of such influence, a return to the man-made core of what politics is about is a powerful reminder for those who could remember and a lesson for those who do not.
I believe that the Museum of Civilization and what lies within it represent what it means to be civilized. Long before the era of technology, civilization was better. People actually communicated with one another instead of being sucked into a technological phase where likes, statuses, posts, and texts are what matter now. The definition of civilization is “the process by which a society reaches an advanced stage of social development and organization.” Yes, the world as we know it in 2015 is technologically advanced. However, is it socially advanced? To be honest, I spend more time with my cell phone than with actual people. I know for a fact that it is not just me; there are so many teenagers that do exactly the same thing. Spend all of their time on Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat instead of actually spending time in the real world, especially in the summer when students don’t have anything to occupy with themselves like school. Sometimes, it’s actually kind of hard and awkward to talk to people. Hahah, I know some teenagers who are actually too scared to even order something from Starbucks when they’re alone. Talk about socially undeveloped.
In all honesty, I think true hallmarks of civilization are the things that don’t involve technology. Art and music are items that, I believe, represent true civilization. Throughout history, society and culture have changed. It is art and music that prove how much society and culture have changed through the centuries, decades, etc. From classical, to jazz, to rock and roll, to classic rock, to disco, to whatever, music takes us from era to era with something new and different. And the same goes to art. Drawings, paintings, sculptures, records, tapes, and cd’s are all types of displays that would be presented and exhibited at my own Museum of Civilization.
But what made civilizations of yesteryear better? People died more often and food was less bountiful. We didn’t have the medication or the freedoms that we now have. Just because you have socially awkward people does not mean that we are less developed or worse off now.
The problem that I have with your idea of a museum of civilization is that technology is very important. Yes, art and music are as well, and they should be included, but so should technology. What about the technology that is required for agriculture? For writing? For your art and your music? The mastery of fire? Medicine? Theology? Law?
While I agree with you on art, I must disagree that it is all that there is, and that technology is bad. Technology has, and continues, to exist to better the lives of humanity*.
*This does not include tools of war, which are not really for the betterment of humanity, but for the betterment of particular social orders.
I am not entirely sure the purpose of the Museum of Civilization is to showcase what was necessarily ‘better about civilizations of yesteryear’ – I suppose that my interpretation was more of a set of objects that encapsulate what civilization means or meant prior to the restructuring. This is not to say that technology should not be included, for the particulars of what should and should not be displayed in such a Museum I think is less relevant than what we consider definitive of humanity. Certainly one aspect of this is the desire to better ourselves through the creation and utilization of technology, but I disagree that in and of itself the existence of technology or art or any other is illustrative of any unique aspect of humanity/civilization. Art, for instance, can be the result of a multitude of desires – anything from a recognition of beauty beyond the man-made, exemplified by the famous Bach cantatas, to a calling-out of very human ugliness, so eviscerating in Public Enemy’s Fight the Power. In the aftermath of such destruction, I think the point of a Museum of Civilization would be to hold on to the emotions and struggles that inspired such creations even more than the products themselves.
You have a good point. Although technology has hindered us in some aspects, it has also aided us in many others such as in the medical field. I agree with your position of the question. Especially the evolution of technology for music, from records to tapes to cd’s to ipods, etc. etc.
I personally do not subscribe to the notion that material possessions create civilization. I believe that credit cards and laptops are mere representations of what civilization has become–they exist as an expansion on ideas on concepts that civilization creates.
The first, and most important part of defining what a civilization is to find the commonality in what civilizations across the world have. To this point, I believe that the most important hallmark of civilization is language. Language allows for almost everything that we do, and acts as the foundation of social order. The next part of civilization is that–social order. This is found in a variety of different forms across the many different civilizations of our world, but the commonality is an arrangement into a structure that has an executive who makes decisions for the group, or settles disputes. For language, I would include audio recordings of speeches. For social orders, I would put in a crown or a scepter of some sort.
Another very important part of what makes a civilization is a way to ensure food. For a people to settle down (and yes, I am ignoring for the moment steppe hordes of Euroasia and other nomadic peoples that were “civilized”), food is required–and this usually comes in the form of agriculture (as first seen in The Fertile Crescent of Mesopotamia). Therefore, I would include some sort of farming tool to represent civilization (perhaps a scythe). Perhaps as important as agriculture for development was animal husbandry, for which I would include a saddle.
Writing could also be included, though it is not required for civilization. A copy of writing would be put in the museum to represent this.
Religion (superstition, faith, myth, legend, etc.) are common throughout all cultures. Though the particulars beliefs of each culture varies, they all try to explain why the world is how it is, and why everything happens. For this exhibit, I would include symbols of faith from various cultures.
Tools and clothing are also a commonality in most (if not all) civilizations. For this, I would include the spear, and a loincloth, or a hide-fashioned garment.
In regards to a museum of civilization, this concept is very esoteric, or, at the very least, western. In the traditional sense of the concept, the title of civilization does not apply to the numerous tribes of the Americas, Africa, and many Asian nations. Each civilization developed differently, and ergo, this museum would be different for every group. Being from a Western nation, and having European ancestry, I am therefor biased to think in a Eurocentric way, which I feel is an important thing to take note of.
Station Eleven portrays technology with sympathy, even with a deep fondness. I think one of Mandel’s intentions in writing the book is to make us appreciate the beauty of the modern world: the smartphones, airplanes, grocery stores that are critical parts of our lives, but that we might take for granted. By showing us the collapse of civilization, she makes us appreciate civilization more. I enjoyed the parts of the novel most that looked back at character’s lives before the pandemic.
In the post-apocalyptic world of Station Eleven, the rediscovery of technology parallels the shift towards a safer, more secure world. When Kirsten looks in awe at the city lit by electric light, I think that, to Kirsten, electric light represents something more than the return of neat technology; it represents the return of a less savage, more connected world. However, I don’t think technological advancement is necessarily correlated with moral and just societies.
Of course we can’t overlook the negative effects of technology. I strongly feel the lack social development in my life and I’m sure this is partly due to technology. Technology has the power to both connect us and make us feel alone. I thought Station Eleven has a very hopeful tone. Maybe the pandemic gives humans a chance to rebuild a civilization in which technology is used more to bring people together than to keep them apart.
The cellphones, laptops and credit cards under the glass in the Museum of Civilization are products of the civilized world before the Georgia flu outbreak. However, I don’t think the objects alone prompt Clark to start the museum. The artifacts seem trivial, but they each hold a connection to bigger picture ideas of a civilized past. The cellphones represent communication, the laptops are proof of innovation and the credit cards are reminders of a functioning economy. Observing the beginning of the Museum, Clark “found himself moved by every object he saw there, by the human enterprise each object had required” (255). He goes on to follow the creation of the snow globe: the mind who invented the idea, factory workers speaking a range of languages, the ship coming into a crowded port, the UPS delivery service. A simple snow globe sparks memories of different elements of the civilized world.
The museum of civilization at the Severn City airport is lacking exhibits that to many of us would qualify as better representations of civilization. To me, the hallmarks of modern western civilization include aspects such as language, theology, government, economy, innovation and a sense of loyal community. If I had unlimited resources to add to the Museum of Civilization, I would include artifacts such as the Constitution and Bill of Rights, famous literature, works of art, music, maps, photos and newspapers.
I agree with the showcasing of technology such as the cellphone, laptop, and car engines because technology is a major part of the world before the Georgie flu. Its important for survivors to remember what resulted from innovations in the technological field. Drastic increases in agricultural and factory production, modern medicine, transportation, communication.
Overall, the Museum of Civilization’s nostalgic collection of objects represents the modern civilized world before the outbreak because of the endeavors and thought behind their creations. But there are some holes in the exhibits that can only be filled by those who were alive before the outbreak educating the young. Some ideas of civilized humanity cannot be represented by a tangible object. Morality, trust, and loyalty come from within each person as necessary elements of a civilized community. It seems as though these aspects of humanity are what many of Mandel’s characters miss the most.
Laptops and credit cards represent part of what it means to be civilized. These unnecessary yet helpful objects show that civilization reached the point where people (in certain parts of the world) had everything they needed to survive and were able to focus on improving communication and entertainment. But there are more beneficial inventions that should be remembered in the post-collapse world.
An exhibit I would add to the Museum of Civilization would focus on medication and human health. In the post-collapse world, there are “[n]o more pharmaceuticals. No more certainty of surviving a scratch on one’s hand, a cut on a finger while chopping vegetables for dinner, a dog bite.” In fact, Kristen Raymonde’s brother dies from an infection in Station Eleven before she joins the Traveling Symphony. Antibiotics and other medications are taken for granted until they are no longer available. However, I do not think laptops, credit cards, or even medications are the hallmarks of civilization.
What should be remembered is the post-materialist nature of civilization: spending time on environmental, equality, immigration, and other issues. Therefore, in my Museum of Civilization, I would create a library section. Since it is difficult to represent the complexity of social and environmental issues through objects, those who lived in the pre-collapse world could write down what they remember to the best of their ability. It would be best to obtain multiple points of view since there are many disagreements regarding these issues. Written explanations could be accompanied by scientific articles, photographs, protest signs, and quotes from political figures. Inventions are helpful and should be saved, but remembering the ability to focus on justice is most important.
According to a world history book I read, civilizations form after farms produce sufficient food so that some may specialize into professions other than the gathering of said food. One of the signs that a group has begun to form a civilization is the occurrence of art, in the form of pottery, embellished clothing, and music, and the formation of a written language. If the information I gathered from this book is true (who am I to refute it?) then I, being an American, would try and preserve american art, and writing. This could take the form of albums featuring Big Band Swing, The Blues, and Rap. A happy meal container (America’s pottery!), a cadillac hood ornament, an NFL jersey, and Levis Jeans. I would preserve works by Dr. Seuss and Hemingway, to show the new world the American way, along with paintings from the Hudson River School era, and Andy Warhol master pieces.
The pieces I have listed do not describe everyones America, they describe mine. I see this as fitting, America being remembered in the eyes of an individual, as America is a place that prides itself in its individualism.
I agree with some of the other commenters in that the museum features products of civilization rather than hallmarks of civilization. This is because they do not show how the people came together to form a functioning society. Ideally, a museum of civilization would include things like the constitution and representations of art and language. However, that is not to say that the museum is not a noble and valuable creation. Much can be learned by studying the everyday luxuries of the pre-collapse world. The process behind the objects reveals a lot about how the society functioned in a civilized way. Perhaps the museum could have simply been named differently because while it is called the museum of civilization, it represents a small fraction of civilized time.
The objects shown in the Museum of Civilization are good representations of what it means to be civilized in today’s world. In the pre-apocalyptic world, Clark notes “zombies” roaming the streets (160). Being absorbed in your technology and material objects is, unfortunately, a societal norm nowadays. Granted, this is not everyone, but it is the majority of the population. There are too many people who do not recognize how lucky they are because they are too distracted. While one would hope civilization focuses on non-material objects, this proves to not be our reality. In the pursuit of success, Arthur had many regrets. He neglected three wives, let his son be taken to the other side of the world, let friendships fall apart, and never got to know his brother (327). When he finally decided to make a change, it was too late. Hopefully, our society can change this trait before our time runs out.
After the collapse of civilization, Kirsten held on to and treasured her two copies of Dr. Eleven graphic novels. They connected her to the world she had lost and reminded her of the way society worked before the Georgia Flu. At the end of Station Eleven, she left one copy to be displayed in Clark’s Museum of Civilization. In this respect, Kirsten and I would agree: literature is a vital tool for understanding and questioning our own civilization. Reading novels from certain time periods is one way to ascertain the mindset and culture of that time; while these ideas may not be explicitly stated within novels (especially fiction), they form the underlying theme or meaning which can be derived from the work itself. Literature sparks debate and pushes us to reflect on what we as a society stand for, as well as forcing us to think about ways in which we still need growth and development. Additionally, literature can offer historical information about the evolution of civilization over time. In my own museum, I would not only display technology, but pieces of literature as well.
While items such as laptops and credit cards are not clear representations of civilization, they do act as symbols that give hints to what the pre-collapse world focused on. Laptops present evidence of the Internet and the nature of sharing knowledge before the collapse. Cellphones prove the existence of phone calls and the advanced forms of communication people used. Credit cards act as physical evidence to a modern monetary system, with a currency that’s worth is agreed upon rather than based on its inherent value or usefulness. A driver’s license indicates a form of identification that a person exists beyond other people and is affirmed by a substantial government. A gaming console shows an example of the pre-collapse world’s focus on creating new forms of entertainment, during a time when survival was not as difficult. A car engine and motorcycle both imply that transportation between towns and other forms of settlements was much easier and safer than in the post-collapse world.
My own Museum of Civilization would likely contain the same items as in the book, with certain additions in the form of documents. Along with modern technology from the pre-collapse world, my Museum of Civilization would contain copies of important documents such as the Bill of Rights and the Constitution and several history books detailing the pre-collapse world’s history. The major reasons for these additions would be to help others better understand the rights and safeties secured by a civilized government and to ensure that the mistakes of the past are not repeated due to the fact that no one remembers such events occurring.
Credit cards and laptops are advancements technologically, but socially they create a barrier to physical connectedness. In the definition of civilization the ambiguity of the word “advanced,” allows for assumptions. What does it mean to be socially advanced? In my eyes, compassion for others and the ability to collaborate embody a socially advanced community. The connections we make with one another drive all other advancements in our society. Mass production of laptops and a common currency could not exist without collaboration. But, rather than focusing on how we use these items, we should focus on how they were made. Thus, in my own Museum of Civilization I would include a web of creation. I would break down a particular object or law, using photographs and stories to show how it was formed through social collaboration. The exhibit would include the different communities involved in the creation. For example, the display of an iphone would show the materials required to make it, each connecting to the people who harvested that material attached to stories of how their culture depends on its cultivation. To solely look at the outcome of an invention or law, often depicts one civilization more than another. In Station Eleven the collapse occurs because the loss of life hinders large-scale collaboration, but civilization as a whole is not lost. When humans are no longer capable of showing compassion for one another, they will lose the ability to collaborate and as such civilization will cease to exist.
Laptops and credit cards may not be direct representations of what it means to be a part of a civilization, but they certainly symbolize how far humans have come as a species. Every decade, new breakthroughs in many aspects of society help form a newer, better world for humans. These advancements can be considered parts of a civilization, but the core of civilization lies in the interaction between people and how social exchanges and communication lead to the growth of the species. For example, laptops and credit cards help make communication faster and more efficient, but the true representations of civilization are the communications themselves.
That being said, my personal Museum of Civilization would not be much different than the one Clark curates in the airport. Since human social behavior is not tangible, many of my items would be modes of communication such as famous writings and art, telephones, mailboxes, letters, computers, and other objects that people use or have used to communicate. Human culture is also a critical part of civilization, so flags, clothing, and artifacts of several different societies would be appropriate additions.
I do not think that laptops and credit cards represent what it means to be “civilized”. While technology and other simple items come together to form the material aspects of civilization, they do not define whether or not a person is “civilized”. For example, a convicted murderer or sex offender can own a laptop, cell phone, or credit card but they are not who the average person considers to be civilized. Instead, I think the hallmarks of civilization are the items linked with the social standards of humans. Items such as contemporary novels, federal laws, and parenting pamphlets reflect the morals and values of the people as opposed to the material features of civilization. Though I believe it would be much harder to capture the common mentality and values of society in the Museum of Civilization, it would be imperative to try.
I do not believe that laptops and credit cards are full representations of civilization, but they are strong representations of civilization and the gains that humanity made. However, while the objects may represent civilization and the most advanced technology, everything is useless to the inhabitants of the Severn City airport. The Museum of Civilization began with Clark placing his “useless iPhone” (Mandel 254) on top of the shelf. ID cards, drivers licenses, stilettos, and later coins, newspapers and car engines are added but all objects that played central roles to life before the virus are rendered useless.
The hallmarks of civilization are not the objects themselves, but the memories and ideas associated to them. So the iPhones and car engines were reminders of the technology that surrounded people prior to the Flu. Other objects, like newspapers and ID cards provided memories of people and experiences that they may have gone through.
In my own Museum of Civilization I would primarily use photographs in my exhibits because I enjoy documenting memories in photographs and videos. Other than photographs, I would include objects that have personal memories and thoughts associated to them, so it would probably be a random assortment of objects.
The initial purpose of having artifacts from the era of a technological revolution was nothing more than nostalgia. The preservation of blank screens and plastic cards was not more than a lingering hope for a future in which their function would be revitalized.They served no functional purpose and only those who had survived the pandemic could explain their prior function. While the era of technology is a crucial part to how civilization functioned and should not be forgotten, there would be much more efficient ways to maintain this idea without preserving artifacts that are useless without electricity or internet connection. To a child who had never been absorbed in the artificial glow of a phone or television screen, the black plastic bricks would be completely unexplainable and rendered virtually irrelevant.
A more logical approach to a Museum of Civilization would be to maintain records from eras before the pandemic such as newspapers, magazines, and books. In order to preserve the knowledge of technology and the lengths to which it allowed modern civilization to flourish, a poster or other means of explanatory devices could clearly illustrate their previous purpose while keeping only a limited number of these devices as hands-on examples/evidence.
Since the post-collapse world was essentially reestablishing civilization and society, a Museum of Civilization would be incomplete without artifacts of a pre-industrial world, such as farming equipment, windmills, carriages, etc. With a museum that acknowledged both an era with and without technology, there may be hope for the recreation of a functioning society.
If one wants to find a representation of humanity they must not overlook the humble pencil. Seemingly simple no one person could ever forge one with his or her hands alone. Renowned economist and writer Milton Friedman popularized this example to demonstrate the power of the free market however look even further and it tells a story about civilization itself. People in our modern age work together all across the globe in sprawling supply chains and factories to gleaming offices and Wall Street to supply people with the things they desire. A defining factor of our time is that simply living, surviving is not enough with luxuries being necessary. However these luxuries aren’t just Lamborghinis or private yachts they are heated and cooled homes, digital communications between continents and instantaneous transactions between people. Since we humans want these amenities we strive for the next big thing, the next invention. We create governments and regulations to create stability, we invest in science, we continually break the status quo. That is what makes us human. So these laptops and credit cards represent the ingenuity and spirit of our society and rightly deserve a spot in the Museum of Civilization. Lifetimes of work, countless iterations and breakthroughs went into those products. Those innovations will empower the next generation to grow even further. They show us who we are.
When someone is asked, “What does it take to be considered civilized?” One might respond with answers involving advanced thinking, complex government and a moral sense for right and wrong. As many other students have already discussed, laptops and credit cards do a poor job of representing a civilization based off of appearance. However, when someone goes to a museum, let’s say the Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C., he or she is there looking mainly at objects that do not move, but still captivate their minds because of what they were once capable of. I believe on a smaller scale Clark was able to pull off something similar.
It is difficult for a college freshman to be able to wrap their heads around what it must have been like to live two decades after a strand of the swine flu killed 99% of the world’s population. Because of this I must imagine myself as a 14 year old, bright-eyed boy who’s family just arrived to Severn City Airport for the first time. I am curious as to how big humps of metal could once reach speeds I have only been told about. I find myself in the Museum of Civilization, and the random remnants of what the world used to be bewilder me. A laptop, a few credit card and a pair of Stilettos do not seem like much, but to the generation of humans that were born after the “world ended” they were as much of a museum as the magnificent one on Air and Space.
Yes of course it was a museum, but did it represent civilization? Well I believe it did because it separated humans from every other species on Earth. I think a civilization can be defined as a group of human beings who thrive and grow while utilizing the resources around them. The laptops and credit cards show the advancement in technology. The stylish shoes show the human ability of expression. There was a motorcycle, a snow globe, and a comic book. Each and every item the Clark took such impressive care of did not seem like much by itself, however together it is what makes humans civilized because they separate themselves from every other species on Earth. Even when survivors were reduced to living off the land they were still the highest on the food chain, and would still be considered a civilization.
In my own Museum of Civilization I would stick to the same guidelines as above. I would ask myself, “what items represent the humans of my time ability to utilize resources and express themselves?” The first thing that comes to mind is hybrid automobile. Its ability to travel at a high rate of speed while maintaining roughly 45 mpg is an amazing feat of society today. Next, I would devote an entire section to social media. Nothing screams expression more than the billion of tweets and instagram posts. It may not always be constructive in pushing civilization along, but the fact that one human can share his or her feelings with pretty much the rest of the world instantaneously is very impressive. Last, I would set aside a section of my museum dedicated to human thought. The brain is unbelievable, and records of interviews with leading psychologists would be a suitable way to to it justice at the Museum of Civilization.
The two technologies above only represent one part of the pre-flu world. While these are important to have in the museum, this representation doesn’t demonstrate how people actually lived. In my own museum, I would include some of the other everyday items that are found in the airport such as a plate, a disposable cup, and photographs. If I was able to include things that they didn’t have in the airport, photographs of daily activities or important documents like the Constitution and Declaration of Independence would be included.
I think it’s also important to include items that transcend time, like Shakespeare, that people can connect to without prior knowledge. Otherwise, the artifacts lose their meaning because the children living in the airport couldn’t grasp the background ideas of laptops and credit cards.
In our society, laptops and credit cards to represent what it means to be civilized. Currently, I am using my laptop to type this response, which is being utilized for college, which will hopefully lead me to a strong future with a degree in some amount of years. The relevancy? To communicate with others, people need these types of electronics, as people are so used to them, they have turned into basic necessities in our lives.
Looking into the future, in my own Museum of Civilization, I would have olden tech projects the represent a defining period in technology, such as old phones and early computers, as everything is turning digital, and we have no real idea what future technology items will look like in the future. Also, I would make sure to have old books and newspapers, as everything is turning digital, and it would be interesting to have articles that represented defining moments in our country and world, which are not too big of a focus anymore.