I’m the opposite of most of the “archivists” on HN. I delete everything and save nothing. I have maybe 25 sheets of paper in my apartment, including social security card and birth certificate.
Saving stuff just isn’t fun or useful for me. Never for more than a passing moment have I thought, “Boy I wish I had saved that whatever.”
Old people are the worst about this stuff. They think/hope somebody will want it and then just make it the next generation’s problem.
I told my dad if he thinks it has value, give it away while he’s alive. I have neither the interest nor the space to deal with it so it’s going straight into the trash.