We'll move to another tool. Do you still have your IRC logs from 15 years ago? That's a loaded question. I know some people do, but most people don't and most

We'll move to another tool. Do you still have your IRC logs from 15 years ago? That's a loaded question. I know some people do, but most people don't and most people don't need them. We put things all over the place that include "what ifs" – what about files in dropbox, or emails in gmail? Everything includes some level of trust and some level of acceptance of ephemerality or potential loss. Personally, everything in Slack is work related, not personal, so it can go away, just like I could get fired, or quit, and never have access to it again. If there's something I want to keep, I'll keep it somewhere I believe is safe and permanent, that's up to me, not Slack, or the tools I use. I also have a reasonable expectation that Slack would provide some sort of export/dump of data, similar to what twitpic did, or any other business does when they sunset. This doesn't always happen, and it's not fair to assume it would, but I trust Slack because they've done a very good job at being responsive to their customers' needs thus far.