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Wiping away the past (Destiny)

by Leviathan ⌂, Hotel Zanzibar, Thursday, September 10, 2015, 17:28 (3459 days ago) @ Cody Miller

Culture has always been temporary. It's fluid. Because you know, time exists and all that. The culture I live in now feels completely different than the one I grew up in, and that one felt completely different than the one my father grew up in.


As it should. We should be moving forward. But a lot of what got us to where we are now is preserved, so future generations can learn why things are the way they are. You need a record of your journey, or you forget why you are traveling. Like the Montagues and Capulets who don't remember what started the feud, and only fight because that's the way it's always been.

Sure, I don't disagree with that...that's why there was more to my post. About context and all that...

Anyway, I don't think there's any doubt we are preserving more about today than EVER in the history of the world thanks to technology. Hell, we're probably preserving too much. The future is going to be burdened with all this nostalgic shit in my garage instead of enjoying their own life. Now that's selfish. :)


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