The Week contest - Messages in a bottle

A fisherman from Scotland retrieved a message in a bottle set adrift in 1914—the oldest bottle message on record. What message would you want to put in a bottle today for people to read 98 years from now?

According to Guinness World Records, a Scottish skipper discovered the oldest message in a bottle ever found at sea — the message floated at sea for 97 years and 309 days.
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Welcome to The Week's "What Next?" contest, an invitation to test your powers of imagination with challenges inspired by current events.

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