I don't understand your comment. We were precisely talking about "newspapers and books" which can have an historical value, and you present an anecdote about a

I don't understand your comment. We were precisely talking about "newspapers and books" which can have an historical value, and you present an anecdote about a friend of your mom that was a hoarder, while calling data preservation "perilously close to the mental illness that results in hoarding behavior.". Do you not understand the difference between keeping newspaper, books, photos and "every random [...] piece of paper that comes through your house"? > Nobody is intersted in it. Throw it away. How about you focus on how to live your life and I'll handle how to live mine?