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I don't care. In fact, I prefer it this way. Death in species is an evolutionary advantage. So too with culture. We mustn't let it ossify. For the whitewashing
by scarejunba 7y ago
I don't care. In fact, I prefer it this way. Death in species is an evolutionary advantage. So too with culture. We mustn't let it ossify.
For the whitewashing thing, it will happen anyway. Only vigilance can protect against rewriting. Websites can be altered. There is no provenance.
I'm not convinced infinite recall is useful.
- mnl 7y agoI don't think it's for us to decide. We've been mourning the loss of the Library of Alexandria for circa 1,500 years and I can't notice that we're getting radically wiser during the last 25 ones. Letting all go is definitely the cheaper and convenient attitude... for us. But we might be leaving nothing to build upon for the future generation. They should have the same opportunity to ignore what they want that we have.
- est31 7y agoAnd this is an important era in the history of our species. We just invented an almost-free communication medium capable of communication across the globe. This is as big as the discovery of fire.