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Randomly freaked myself out by thinking how a few decades after we are dead, everything we’ve ever experienced will be only comprehensible in a historical way. The way we comprehend say 1821. Living memory is only living for a while. Then it’s dead.
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Hmm maybe. I don't know enough about his intentions to have a strong opinion on that. I've never read the whole thing, just a condensed version awhile back. I can't find the ref now but he also saved a huge amount of ephemera too which I think is really cool.
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Been thinking about how it would be nice to communicate private truths to future generations so that they can have a better understanding of human nature. It's not feasible for most people to be nakedly honest during their own time but it's sad that their insights die with them.
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