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> we're accumulating too much. What does that mean? By what measure is "too much"? > Almost everything on the internet is not worth preserving. Certainly tru

> we're accumulating too much. What does that mean? By what measure is "too much"? > Almost everything on the internet is not worth preserving. Certainly true. But some things are very, very much worth preserving and we don't necessarily know what those things are in the present.

vouaobrasil 3y ago
> What does that mean? By what measure is "too much"? It already seems intuitive to me that people are far too obsessed about storing anything and everything, from photos to notes to random thoughts and more. To me it seems pathological. I saw one estimate that is around 500 exabytes already... it looks a lot like those people whose basements are full of unused junk, only in virtual form. I also noticed for sure that people keep way too much stuff they never use...I've rarely met anyone who doesn't. That certainly carries over to their virtual life too.
- eddieroger 3y ago
  It's worth considering that we all get to individually assign value to something, and that value is mostly an opinion, which means it's not right or wrong objectively. There are certainly extremes like those who hoard, but just because others values some things more than you do doesn't make them wrong.
  - vouaobrasil 3y ago
    I agree in one aspect, but in another aspect, I disagree. Humans have natural instincts which makes them hoard because that would have been adaptive in times of scarcity (i.e. our ancient past). Now, in times of surplus, that instinct is mostly maladaptive. So I DO posit that humans on average place a higher value on hoarding than they should, and that if they actually took the time to override this basal instinct with higher brain functions, then on AVERAGE they would be happier.
Waterluvian 3y ago
> But some things are very, very much worth preserving and we don't necessarily know what those things are in the present. I don’t exactly disagree. But this sounds a lot like hoarding.
- rco8786 3y ago
  Sure but when the cost is negligible and takes up no physical space in your life…does it matter
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vouaobrasil 3y ago

> What does that mean? By what measure is "too much"? It already seems intuitive to me that people are far too obsessed about storing anything and everything, from photos to notes to random thoughts and more. To me it seems pathological. I saw one estimate that is around 500 exabytes already... it looks a lot like those people whose basements are full of unused junk, only in virtual form. I also noticed for sure that people keep way too much stuff they never use...I've rarely met anyone who doesn't. That certainly carries over to their virtual life too.

eddieroger 3y ago
It's worth considering that we all get to individually assign value to something, and that value is mostly an opinion, which means it's not right or wrong objectively. There are certainly extremes like those who hoard, but just because others values some things more than you do doesn't make them wrong.
- vouaobrasil 3y ago
  I agree in one aspect, but in another aspect, I disagree. Humans have natural instincts which makes them hoard because that would have been adaptive in times of scarcity (i.e. our ancient past). Now, in times of surplus, that instinct is mostly maladaptive. So I DO posit that humans on average place a higher value on hoarding than they should, and that if they actually took the time to override this basal instinct with higher brain functions, then on AVERAGE they would be happier.

Waterluvian 3y ago

> But some things are very, very much worth preserving and we don't necessarily know what those things are in the present. I don’t exactly disagree. But this sounds a lot like hoarding.

rco8786 3y ago
Sure but when the cost is negligible and takes up no physical space in your life…does it matter
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