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by argomo 62 days ago
Okay, I'll say it: is it really worth encumbering the movements of millions of people for decades in order to make a few boring history exhibits? If you want to see some the bone comb that belonged to somebody's great^100-grandmother, there are dozens of museums that already have one on display.
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The problem isn’t the present tense. The problem is once those artefacts are destroyed then they’re destroyed forever.
They might find some important writing that can shed light on history.
Those people live in a museum-- Rome would be nearly empty if not for the tourist attractions, as it was for so many centuries.
Yes. I travel around the world looking for such things.
Is it encumbering? It seems like it's not at all.
Is it really worth? YMMV, but yes if you ask me.