Three things lead me to believe that websites will soon become an heirloom passed down generation to generation: 1) the ubiquity of the web generally (which is still only 59% of the world’s population) 2) the scarcity of web domains 3) the value of search engine ranking.
Similar to passing down a piece of jewelry that has both sentimental value and actual wealth attached to it, an old domain that is well established in existing search indices would increase in value over time. The next generation would see the previous generation’s toil and old technology as something to be restored and preserved while adding to it.
See also:
- Heirlooms foster long term thinking—if your website is going to be passed down to the next generation, maybe you hold off on that hot take
- Most compounding interest benefits occur at the end—in 100 years does a websites intrinsic value compound?