To me, even if I don't care about something, it's a bummer to watch someone else have a crap situation happen to them. Like if a friend of a friend has a tire blow out, loses control, and totals their Toyota Camry. Well, the driver was fine, there's a million billion Camrys, and insurance will cover it. I'll still for bad the guy.
This is a piece of history lost that a lot of people put a lot of effort into. That's all. I'm not mad, everyone has their own opinion. I just wasn't aware that the owner had to be around for other people to care. Must be a new rule.