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I think I agree and disagree with you. I agree with the value of preservation, as a hobbyist collector and archivist myself. However I agree with the notion tha

I think I agree and disagree with you. I agree with the value of preservation, as a hobbyist collector and archivist myself. However I agree with the notion that all culture and aspects of a particular culture are of equal worth. If I had to choose in a house fire, I'd take a hard drive full of my favorite youtube videos and movies, and leave behind the hard drive full of mobile game advertisements and mid level marketing media. Would you do the same, or would you actually have a hard time choosing?

crtasm 5y ago
Preservation generally involves not being a single copy in a house that might be on fire in a thought experiment.
- shukantpal 5y ago
  That’s irrelevant to the posed question.
  - crtasm 5y ago
    The posed question is ridiculous.
    - romwell 5y ago
      You have to appreciate it, though, given that one of the posts on the front page of HN today is... ...old videogame advertisements[1] The irony is just so, so beautiful. [1]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28692049 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28692049
romwell 5y ago
> notion that all culture and aspects of a particular culture are of equal worth I never made such a claim. The problem is that everyone has their opinion on what needs to be preserved. I might not care at all about what you have on your hard drive, and vice versa. Archive and libraries aren't Eternal and Forever Storage. Future archivist might as well prune them (as they do). However, at the current time we don't have enough data to decide which things are worth preserving, and which are not.
romwell 5y ago
>and leave behind the hard drive full of mobile game advertisements Funny thing you say that. Because today on the front page on Hacker News, we find... Old game advertisements[1]. Irony notwithstanding, I hope that proves my point. The hard drive you'd leave behind would be a treasure someone 40 years in the future. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28692049 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28692049
- silicon2401 5y ago
  I'm aware of the value of old game ads and I have many myself, both physical and digital. But I'm talking about relative value. I would gladly leave my old Nintendo Powers behind if it meant I could take my actual games or movies with me, for example.

crtasm 5y ago

Preservation generally involves not being a single copy in a house that might be on fire in a thought experiment.

shukantpal 5y ago
That’s irrelevant to the posed question.
- crtasm 5y ago
  The posed question is ridiculous.
  - romwell 5y ago
    You have to appreciate it, though, given that one of the posts on the front page of HN today is... ...old videogame advertisements[1] The irony is just so, so beautiful. [1]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28692049 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28692049

romwell 5y ago

> notion that all culture and aspects of a particular culture are of equal worth I never made such a claim. The problem is that everyone has their opinion on what needs to be preserved. I might not care at all about what you have on your hard drive, and vice versa. Archive and libraries aren't Eternal and Forever Storage. Future archivist might as well prune them (as they do). However, at the current time we don't have enough data to decide which things are worth preserving, and which are not.

romwell 5y ago

>and leave behind the hard drive full of mobile game advertisements Funny thing you say that. Because today on the front page on Hacker News, we find... Old game advertisements[1]. Irony notwithstanding, I hope that proves my point. The hard drive you'd leave behind would be a treasure someone 40 years in the future. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28692049 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28692049

silicon2401 5y ago
I'm aware of the value of old game ads and I have many myself, both physical and digital. But I'm talking about relative value. I would gladly leave my old Nintendo Powers behind if it meant I could take my actual games or movies with me, for example.