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+id: 2026-02-17T16-47-46-05:00
+aliases: []
+title: "2026-02-17 16:47:46"
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - status/draft
+  - type/periodic/timestamped
+dg-publish: true
+daily: "[[2026-02-17]]"
+weekly: "[[2026-W08]]"
+monthly: "[[2026-02]]"
+quarterly: "[[2026-Q1]]"
+yearly: "[[2026]]"
+---
+# 2026-02-17 16:47:46
+
+## The Lindy Effect
+
+> [!quote] [Lindy effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect)
+> The Lindy effect (also known as Lindy's law)
+> is a theorized phenomenon by which the future life expectancy
+> of some non-perishable thing,
+> like a technology or an idea,
+> is proportional to its current age.
+> Thus, the Lindy effect proposes
+> the longer a period something has survived
+> to exist or be used in the present,
+> the longer its remaining life expectancy.
+> Longevity implies a resistance to change,
+> obsolescence, or competition,
+> and greater odds of continued existence into the future.
+> Where the Lindy effect applies,
+> mortality rate decreases with time.
+> 
+> ...
+> 
+> The concept is named after Lindy's delicatessen in New York City,
+> where the concept was informally theorized by comedians:
+> a show running only 2 weeks
+> would be expected to last another 2 weeks,
+> while a show that has lasted 2 years
+> could expect a further 2-year run.