Re:A Thread about Internet Archive's “Silent Killer”
by nicky0 on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @01:28PM
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I'm convinced that this instinct to preserve everything forever is psychologically connected with the the denial of mortality. (Edit: I'm not saying this is a bad thing, just suggesting the phenomena may be connected.)
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Re:A Thread about Internet Archive's “Silent Killer”
by bjornjaja on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @01:49PM
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I think it’s actually simply evolution at work. That’s part of our evolutionary process as humans, building on historical achievements of our ancestors.
Re:A Thread about Internet Archive's “Silent Killer”
by nicky0 on Friday December 13, 2019 @03:57AM
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Indeed, since the psychological phenomenon of the denial of mortality is the result of evolution at work.
Re:A Thread about Internet Archive's “Silent Killer”
by Igelau on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @01:36PM
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You might be on the right track. We're talking about an organization that keeps a church room full of ceramic sculptures of it's employees.
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-internet-archives-100-ce...