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AngryTrucker t1_j6kluxw wrote

Reply to comment by jleonardbc in The letters of T. S. Eliot to Emily Hale that were kept sealed from 1956 to 2020 have been released for free online by RunDNA

That context doesn't make invading privacy a justifiable thing.

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jleonardbc t1_j6kufp4 wrote

Correct, it merely challenges the other person's suggestion that this event represents "people seek[ing] out any and all correspondence I’ve had with anyone after my death."

This correspondence is notable for its content and recipient; it's not just "any and all with anyone." There aren't teams of researchers trying to track down Eliot's tossed-off thank-you note to his catsitter.

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