> You don't remember everything that happens to you. You remember things that are noteworthy for some reason. There is a natural process for the brain to preserve certain memories. The Internet is really no different. Things get preserved largely because they're worth preserving. Things that aren't... don't.
This line of thinking seems insightful. Its flawed, though, in more ways than one. For one thing, it's glib.
There's an attempt to respond to an question of ought by gesturing at what is, as if that settles it. It doesn't, even if the premises are granted. Which brings us to the second thing: they shouldn't be.
People can and do forget things that are worth remembering. People remember things that are inconsequential.
This line of thinking seems insightful. Its flawed, though, in more ways than one. For one thing, it's glib.
There's an attempt to respond to an question of ought by gesturing at what is, as if that settles it. It doesn't, even if the premises are granted. Which brings us to the second thing: they shouldn't be.
People can and do forget things that are worth remembering. People remember things that are inconsequential.