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I think the future will allow for a number of different memory possibilities. I think true and complete objective memory may be possible. But so will false memories, alternate memories, and a wide range of new subjective memories. It sort of makes me want to reach for Feynman's famous quote about how science only adds beauty. New technologies will only allow us to add to our experience of memory; but it won't subtract. It will essentially be a personal decision how you would like to best engage with your own past, whether that is in a complete objective sense, or in new and different subjective ways.If the future gives us the ability to clearly and objectively remember things, we may miss out on something.