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In SF, the most recent two controversies were over historic seating being removed from a Castro theatre and historic rusted iron protective chains being replaced by the waterfront. Age of said seating? 20 y. Age of chains? 30 y.

It's not that I have a problem with this. It's just that I personally don't want to be considered historic in my mid 30s.




How are things ever supposed to become historic if people aren't allowed to fight to keep them around when they are only 20 or 30 years old?


To be honest, I don't think seats and rusted iron railings should be things we strive to just retain so that they can be considered historic.

Though I do like the idea of forcing everyone to keep their iPhone 13 for the next 20 years so that it can become old enough to be historic.




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