Given the lack of comments on this, I thought try and write why I posted something that's not exactly HN material

I found this collection of pics put me in a very melancholic mood. For me, they remind me that everything we do, no matter how much work, sweat and love we pour into it, is ephemeral. Work is required to keep decay at bay and slow the increase in entropy, and one day, sooner than we expect, people (sometimes us) will decide (often not a conscious decision) that what was once worth preserving/keeping is no longer worth the effort

Saddest of all was the picture of the library with books still on the shelves. It's like it wasn't worth the effort moving them to another library (or even giving them away!) or perhaps they were never willing to admit this was the end; perhaps they were always telling them selves it was just temporary, someday they'd reopen the library. someday soon. so sad