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		jacquesm on June 11, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Day the Music Burned I really don't see the analogy between the burning up of a library full of unique material and a forest fire. If you felt that the library of Alexandria burning down made life better somehow for those that came after then I'm all ears.

LocalH on June 12, 2019 [–]

I can see it from the perspective of "well, now others can have that same joy and accomplishment of rediscovery", which is a sort of a silver lining, I guess. But I agree, such losses have far more negatives than positives.

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