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No, but programming is not engineering.

Just doing my part 🫡.

If you knew the item would be pawned off or destroyed; morally I’d like the history with someone who has the resources to preserve it and share it with as many as possible.

I recall this being discussed a while back after yet another overzealous regime destroyed some of their culture and heritage; preserving this history under capable custody would have been beneficial for everyone. I get it’s complicated but for the most part these well run long lived museums in stable countries provide a great service to humanity.