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I just don’t agree with this in principle. It supports the idea that every individual is special, but we’re not. Sure it’s nice to know about our ancestors, but everyone writing publicly just introduces so much nonsense and noise into a public conversation when it isn’t necessary. The public doesn’t need to know what Sally had for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. History doesn’t give a fuck. I also don’t care what my great grandfather ate for lunch, but I do care about accomplishments that might be summarized thoughtfully.

If every fleeting thought gets written down, there’s no indication of what is important. Yes that means some useless moments in history are lost, but not all moments are meant to become history. Social media gives people a very false sense of importance and it is actively hurting our society. Let’s not make it worse with this BS.