Actually, I'd say news, by definition, is disposable. Why people line their birdcages with newspapers.
And in fact, their very disposability is what makes them such important historical artifacts; they aren't meant to last, therefore they are a window to that historical moment. Yeah, we learned a lot from King Tut's tomb, but that was supposed to last. In other words, we learned more about what King Tut wanted us to think of him, rather than what he was actually like. We'd have learned more if we found his garbage can; in fact, most archaeologists prefer a good garbage midden to a tomb nowadays. Because you learn more.
Wait, weren't we supposed to be talking about plant fursuits?
Actually, I'd say news, by definition, is disposable. Why people line their birdcages with newspapers.
And in fact, their very disposability is what makes them such important historical artifacts; they aren't meant to last, therefore they are a window to that historical moment. Yeah, we learned a lot from King Tut's tomb, but that was supposed to last. In other words, we learned more about what King Tut wanted us to think of him, rather than what he was actually like. We'd have learned more if we found his garbage can; in fact, most archaeologists prefer a good garbage midden to a tomb nowadays. Because you learn more.
Wait, weren't we supposed to be talking about plant fursuits?