#digital hoarding

Okay, Shane might not have many pictures, but he has every single one of their texts. His heart stops every time he upgrades a phone, hoping that the backup worked. He’ll delete anything on his phone besides those texts. He reads over them, sometimes, but it’s more that they’re there. He backs them up on his laptop to make sure he can’t accidentally lose them

A serious question to the people who don't collect stuff, who don't hold onto their movie tickets, who don't hold ON, who aren't attached to their childhood fairytale collections collecting dust on their very adult bookshelves, who can donate the green button down summer dress with white flowers from that one dinner with that one boy we don't talk to anymore, people who aren't piled in (see: locked down) by their physical memories...how do you guys do it? Seeking immediate release.