The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age

This podcast really made me think. Today so much information about our lives is archived and stored basically forever.  However, our biological memory fades.  This podcast poses the question, "Would we be better off if our digital memories faded (or expired) over time like our biological memory?"  Would it be easier to move on and get on with life easier or quicker? to think more clearly? 

Check out Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Inbox, episode 133.

Here's a link to the book discussed, Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age