We presume that things that have been stable for hundreds of years will continue to be stable by just some sheer force of history. This is a falsehood.
> The Lindy effect (also known as Lindy's law) is a theorized phenomenon by which the future life expectancy of some non-perishable things, like a technology or an idea, is proportional to their current age.
See also: the 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 things, like a technology or an idea, is proportional to their current age.