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.
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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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