I think it would have been immensely valuable for anthropological reasons to see the mundane details of the lives of people who lived thousands of years ago. If

I think it would have been immensely valuable for anthropological reasons to see the mundane details of the lives of people who lived thousands of years ago. If we just keep only the most important works it doesn't really give a clear picture of how people actually lived at that time. That said, I definitely agree that there will be diminishing returns if you keep everything.