I have maddeningly had this exact conversation with a friend, and I can't help but think there's something they're just not understanding about meaning. I don'

I have maddeningly had this exact conversation with a friend, and I can't help but think there's something they're just not understanding about meaning. I don't think this view is uncommon, and I think people get there because they're just not thinking straight, but I don't know what they feel is at stake that they have to hold onto, that gets 'lost' if you accept that meaning doesn't persist through time forever.