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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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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.

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

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...

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