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Hi HN. I posted this here because it seems to be the best way to get someone at google to look at something.

To preempt some comments along the lines of "why are you relying on google in 20xx", I try my best not to these days but I still rely on them to forward emails from my old accounts, or for services like youtube where you must have a google account for full features.

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It's undeniably shitty behaviour from the Goo but I'm increasingly getting the message that the only sane attitude is detachment from anything I posted in some past , more naive age. Scribe on vellum or linen rag that which is for the ages, and ignore the rest. If it's on a server I don't even mourn it, I killed it already by putting it there.

That’s how I think about it. What’s the big deal really to lose things from the past? I still have way more of my personal history solidified in in recorded form than people of ages past. They managed just fine, I will too.

>What’s the big deal really to lose things from the past?

Losing pictures of my kids when they were young would be devastating. For some things, it’s a very big deal.

Sad, sure, but devastating?

Yes.

Why would it even occur to you to police how someone feels about losing things of immense personal significance?

Not the GP, but it's not necessarily policing. Sometimes readers want to know if you're using hyperbole vs. speaking plainly.

Also: HN is a place for discussion and debate. You shouldn't expect any of your claims to be immune from scrutiny.

I tend to agree, but you can also run your own servers.

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