It’s incredible what is lost to history. Even one generation back, so little is really known about the vast, vast majority of people. It’s a shame - especially considering existing technology has enabled us to store everything ever said, done or thought by every person on earth a thousand times over. There is no reason lives have to continue to be forever forgotten. Everyone can be remembered if they put in the effort to be remembered in some concrete form rather than simply being dependent upon fading memories of those who knew the deceased person.

I never claimed to have more to say about myself than millions of other people, it’s just that they either aren’t thinking about the end game or don’t care how they are remembered. And, of course, the reality is that I was highly motivated to do what I did because I started the clock on June 11, 2012 and… the clock was ticking – and really loud. Most people don’t hear the clock until it’s too late to produce something like this. And, that’s been one of the great rewards for planning my death 14 months in advance!

People write autobiographies all the time. Most are, of course, about someone famous. That’s the only way it could work up to this point. It takes a lot of time by some second party to work with them as well as the cost to produce it in paper form. To be justified financially, it must have a famous name attached. But, the cost to do this site was insignificant – even pre-paying for years in advance. The time is extensive, but I had it, so I used it.

— Martin Manley, Martin Manley: My Life and Death