# Wikipedia Authors - Lindy Effect (Highlights)  ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/27018349) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Wikipedia Authors]] **Full Title**:: Lindy Effect **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect) **Host**:: [[en.wikipedia.org]] **Highlighted**:: [[2023-04-29]] **Created**:: [[2023-04-29]] ## Highlights - The **Lindy effect** (also known as **Lindy's Law**[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect#cite_note-Eliazar2017-1)) is a theorized phenomenon by which the future [life expectancy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediocrity_principle#Longevity_Estimation) of some non-perishable things, like a technology or an idea, is proportional to their current age. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gz551pytf4hndt88z6pkw4p6)) ^517845196 - Every year that passes without extinction doubles the additional life expectancy. This is an indicator of some robustness. The robustness of an item is proportional to its life! ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gz551105m14nqxd3d4c9451j)) ^517845178