Heard a story on the radio about a woman who records people's biographies.

She is retired and goes to retirement homes to find people who would like to tell their life story. She then spends the time with them as they recall it. She prints and binds a copy for them.

I thought this was a marvellous idea. We lose so much knowledge from previous generations because we either don't ask or people don't share it. Who in your life has a story to tell that you've never heard.

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That’s a very cool thing to do.

I used to work in a senior center and I heard some really interesting life stories from some of the residents. There was a nation champion collegiate wrestler there, several WWII vets, A Korean War vet, someone had visited Mt. St. Helen’s the day before it erupted, one resident recalled being brought to a public hanging as a child. It was a window into bygone eras.

Wow, that's amazing. That's exactly why something like this is so important. On a more individual level we need to do this with our parents and grandparents.

100%. I’m still lucky enough to spend a lot of time with my maternal Grandma and I get a lot of cool stories from her. I make sure to ask a lot of questions. Amazing how much some people can accomplish in 85 years on earth. Always inspirational.

I think a website where life-stories could be self-published and exist in perpetuity would be really cool - call it “gone but not forgotten.”

I think it would make a lot of people feel better having a record of their life story with some pictures. Everyone wants to leave something behind. And I think it would be a very interesting place to read about others struggles and triumphs. The senior center actually spurred this idea!

I’ve had this idea for a long time but not sure how to pull it off. Maybe crowdsourced / donation based. Bitcoin keeps appreciating so I think sats could go a long way in keeping something like this alive for a long time.

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