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Question
Have we stopped creating antiques?
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Yes, we have stopped creating antiques

Most of the items we produce today which we traditionally view as becoming antiques--like containers, furniture, and collectibles--are now made to be temporary, or they have even become digitized so as not to take up any physical space (like trading cards, books, and films). This leaves fewer and fewer items behind to age gracefully and become valued antiques. We have stopped creating antiques in favor of the convenience of throwing something away, or digitizing it to save space and the effort of upkeep.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. An object has to survive to become an antique, and we now build things not to
  2. What used to be an heirloom is now a file that belongs to nobody