But the most common and by far most effective way things get forgotten is inertia. Forgetting is the human condition. Dementia is only noticeable because it’s such an aggressive form of forgetting. Remembering takes effort, and if no one makes the effort, the inevitable result is that people and what they accomplished in their lives are forgotten.
'The Laughing Cavalier,' by Allan Turpin (1969)
[Neglected Books, 20 July 2020]
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