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Re:Immortality vs. Society (2016) by 1penny42cents on Sunday February 21, 2021 @03:40AM (#26211897)
A song isn't worthless because it ends. The value of a life is more than its end result.
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Re:Immortality vs. Society (2016) by thefounder on Sunday February 21, 2021 @03:46AM (#26211931)
Well if the song dies/it's lost it's pretty much worthless.
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Re:Immortality vs. Society (2016) by 1penny42cents on Sunday February 21, 2021 @03:51AM (#26211959)
I don't think anyone really evaluates a song on whether they think it'll survive the lifespan of the universe. It's a very narrow definition of value.
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Re:Immortality vs. Society (2016) by thefounder on Sunday February 21, 2021 @08:28AM (#26213291)
There would be no song to evaluate once it dies/is forgotten. Of course it could have some value for the people that heard it but that values goes to zero once they die as well.
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