On: A Thread about Internet Archive's “Silent Killer”

[nicky0]

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.)

[bjornjaja → nicky0]

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.

[nicky0 → bjornjaja]

Indeed, since the psychological phenomenon of the denial of mortality is the result of evolution at work.

[Igelau → nicky0]

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.

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