[IGI-111]

It's the good kind of nihilism I suppose: accepting that ultimate futility doesn't spare you from having to strive for meaning, but it does help you relativize your losses.

That said on the topic of conservation, or more accurately History, I don't think you can convincingly argue for forgetting things as a society. The cost of repeating errors are as great as the benefits of safekeeping knowledge.

[AnIdiotOnTheNet]

I'm advocating for the letting go of things. Certainly there are things that are valuable to preserve, but preservation for preservation's sake, I think, is unhealthy. Will society really benefit from preserving every geocities site, every newgrounds flash game, every scrap of poorly written slashfic? Probably not. Are there instances of each that are culturally relevant? Sure, and it might be worth keeping those around longer.

[someguydave]

Yes but remembering the past and applying its lessons to the present also is not free.