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This is what I like about USA. History? Who gives a damn. ;) (I don't mean it in a demeaning way. It is just an observation and I think it has some advantages,
by _the_inflator 3y ago
This is what I like about USA. History? Who gives a damn. ;)
(I don't mean it in a demeaning way. It is just an observation and I think it has some advantages, too, if you do not preserve every building there is for example.)
- Ryoung27 3y agoI believe people in the US care about history, but it's around the person, legend, myth, not around objects.
- passivegains 3y agoFirearm auctions are pretty common. High bids are definitely often about person/legend/myth, like being at a famous battle, but many others are pretty much just the gun. I think that's because they're relatively common, affordable, usable, and easy to preserve. There's one Girl with a Pearl Earring made of canvas but millions of wood and metal Lee-Enfield rifles. Cars seem like they'd be similar but I don't know any car collectors. I've also heard of antique furniture auctions, very curious what those collectors are like.
- Almondsetat 3y ago"History? Who gives a damn" has been the default behavior of humanity until very recently
- furyofantares 3y agoYou could probably say the same about almost any criticism of a modern country.
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- dylan604 3y agoNot preserving buildings is typically developers thinking their new shiny would be better (mainly because they get paid for it) are always keen to getting rid of the existing building. If the building is lost to a fire, probably an insurance thing. It gets really intriguing when a building owner really really wants a new building but the existing vacant building has been marked historic and cannot be demolished suddenly is lost in a fire.