On 5/25/2010 6:14 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> The "preservation imperative" - the accepted wisdom that every 
> material artifact needs to be catalogued, conserved, stored - is the 
> modern anti-matter equivalent of urban renewal.
c,

I think it has to do with how people think about their being alive. If 
they want to save, and can save, then they will save, otherwise they won't.

Maybe there are unsaver lists out there? Or maybe the unsavers just 
don't feel that they have much to talk about?

You remind me of people that hold onto their National Geographic 
magazines because they contain a wealth of cultural knowledge and then 
after many years they go to the used bookstore and are shocked that the 
book dealer does not want to pay for them.

If I had a choice between saving a Pelican and saving a menu I would opt 
for the Pelican.

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