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Van den Hoven believes we need to delete more. “A lot ... think forgetting is a bad thing, that it’s a bug of hu... not. Forgetting is a side-product of a successful memory.”
And that, she says, is one of the project’s aims. “W ...

Remembering to forget | UTS News Room
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Van den Hoven believes we need to delete more. “A lot of people seem to think forgetting is a bad thing, that it’s a bug of human memory; it’s not. Forgetting is a side-product of a successful memory.”

And that, she says, is one of the project’s aims. “We will be looking into how can we make it easier for people to accept that forgetting is a good thing and therefore make better selections of what they want to make and keep.”

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