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I Called Off My Wedding. The Internet Will Never Forget #127

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date: 2024-01-11 18:00:00 -0700
title: "I Called Off My Wedding. The Internet Will Never Forget"
link: https://www.wired.com/story/weddings-social-media-apps-photos-memories-miscarriage-problem/
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<blockquote>This monetization of emotional memory isn’t just off-putting in theory; it can also inhibit personal growth, as I was slowly learning. “Forgetting used to be the default, and that also meant you could edit your memories,” says Kate Eichhorn, who researches culture and media at the New School in New York City and wrote the book The End of Forgetting. “Editing memories” in this context refers to a psychological process, not a Photoshop tool. The human brain is constantly editing memories to incorporate new information and, in some cases, to cope with trauma.</blockquote>
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