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> One thing I find fascinating, and have not seen discussed, is what will happen to all this data in, say, a couple hundred years. That's odd. I see it brought
by arkades 8y ago
> One thing I find fascinating, and have not seen discussed, is what will happen to all this data in, say, a couple hundred years.
That's odd. I see it brought up on HN quite frequently. And, frankly, I feel like the implicit tone is always that this data needs to be preserved to allow for the insights of future historians.
Personally, I sit on the opposite side of that fence. The inquisition of future historians does not hold weight against the privacy and well-being of the now-living.
- lostphilosopher 8y agoAre people not writing in physical diaries to prevent future breeches of privacy? (Odd to think of Facebook etc. like that.) Or are people doing it out of convenience / least resistance? If so, are they cognizant of what this means for the longevity of the data? I'm not sure the future impact is an intentional choice...
- JudgeWapner 8y agoNothing odd about being aware of the historical impact of our lives.