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It does, at the cost of preserving the firehose, through endless format and media shifts, and at the cost and under the assumption that future historians will w
by QAPereo 9y ago
It does, at the cost of preserving the firehose, through endless format and media shifts, and at the cost and under the assumption that future historians will want an archive they need a strong AI to manage. There is also the cost, as in paying people and buying equipment, drawn from an already overextended budget.
- tarboreus 9y agoFrankly, the firehose will be considered priceless in 100 years. The accounts and tweets that we care about now will also probably be the least valuable. Historians and archaeologists will generally take one grocery list over a thousand sweet nothings from politicians and celebrities.
- QAPereo 9y agoPreserving minutiae for future archaeologists is a bold and exciting idea which should be funded and pursued. It is not however, the mission of the LoC. Edit: not to mention that I think you have a far too rosy view of the world we’ll be leaving for people 100 years from now.
- iamatworknow 9y agoAgreed. Hell, I've recovered old hard drive backups from ~10 years ago and have been fascinated by by what I've found. Old e-mails and chat logs and stuff can be very entertaining to dig through.