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by naasking 1405 days ago
> A powerful engagement and influence was left by MySpace, but it's not put up in protective glass for ticketed visitors to take snapshots of

Maybe we should have. I'm sure a MySpace archive would have significant anthropological value a century from now. I don't really find this argument convincing to be honest.

I mean, you're basically arguing that we should tear down Ancient Greek and Roman buildings, tear down the Eiffel tower, and so on, "because we've moved on".

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No one suggested destroying the Mona Lisa or other artifacts. The comment was regarding the hype surrounding the Mona Lisa hundreds of years later.