Touché: How will we be remembered 1,000 years from now?

Archeologists struggle to form a picture of how the people of Angkor Wat lived in the 12th century. What picture will future historians form of today's Internet-obsessed society? Photo: Wikimedia Commons

It's a terrible cliche to say that visiting the temple ruins of Siem Reap in Cambodia is a fascinating experience, so I won’t, even though it is. What the visit gave me that lasted after the awe and bewilderment had faded is a lot of questions, about our future.

Angkor Wat and the surrounding ancient temples have been on my bucket list for a long time, and being able to actually tick them off the list was exciting. This World Heritage site, built in the 12th century, is packed every day with tourists desperately trying to frame themselves with the temple in the background to create Instagram posts that will be liked by thousands.