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Having others forget your more embarrassing moments sounds so reasonable on the the surface. Yet our profoundly good memories allowing us to remember almost ev
by rstuart4133 11y ago
Having others forget your more embarrassing moments sounds so reasonable on the the surface.
Yet our profoundly good memories allowing us to remember almost everything we experience is one thing that separates from the rest of the animal kingdom. It makes the prisoners dilemma not a dilemma for us at all, but rather turns the history of decisions we make over time into a single fabric into which can be woven all sorts cooperative behaviour.
Fortunately a world where people can demand things they have done be forgotten has been explored by others in much greater depth than is displayed here. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)" is a good starting point.