see also: ImmortalComputing, MemoriesWereMeantToFade
i used to believe this.
not sure if i still can.
=)related: TheStrengthOfWeakTies[http://www.stanford.edu/dept/soc/people/faculty/granovetter/documents/TheStrengthofWeakTies.pdf], WeAreNotIndividuals
1973 sociological paper by Mark Granovetter