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Agree with this completely. My father died when I was 23. Being a digital packrat, I have every personal email I've ever sent or received. He wrote me quite reg
by JunkDNA 13y ago
Agree with this completely. My father died when I was 23. Being a digital packrat, I have every personal email I've ever sent or received. He wrote me quite regularly throughout college and I have all of those emails. All the life lessons and little bits of encouragement. My kids will never know their grandpa, but someday maybe we can share these together and they can learn a bit more about the kind of man he was in his own words, without my filter. They might also like some of the historically interesting ones like:
"Mike, check out this new store: http://www.amazon.com http://www.amazon.com I think it's going to be popular. --Dad"
- elwell 13y agoVery good point.
- foobarian 13y agoPeople may or may not tend to hoarding stuff. For those who do, though, hoarding bits sure is a lot easier than hoarding physical possessions.
- tunap 13y agoThat is one of the points from a book I read recently. His tech advice other than digital archiving was questionable, but all in all, a good read: http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Guide-Minimalist-Life/dp/1449556825 http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Guide-Minimalist-Life/dp/144955...