# Lindy effect Also known as Lindy's Law. The future life expectancy of non-perishable things, like a technology or an idea, is proportional to their current age. The longer something has continued to exist, the longer its remaining life expectancy. ## References - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect ## Related - [[In something new, there is always a level of opacity that only time can dissipate]] - [[Law of staleness]]