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What you're missing is that the proof only shows that memory diverges as time goes to infinity. According to the laws derived there, a finitely-lived human would have a finite memory throughout their entire lifespan. You could even use the law to derive the upper limit on how many facts can be memorized over an X year lifespan (which sounds quite antithetical to the headline, which you seem to have reacted to).


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