Right? Sounds so fun. But also a great engineering exercise. I wouldn't be surprised if this exercise leads to lots of valuable improvements for GitHub users i

Right? Sounds so fun. But also a great engineering exercise. I wouldn't be surprised if this exercise leads to lots of valuable improvements for GitHub users in the here and now. Trying to solve such a grand challenge forces you to develop a vocabulary and understanding of your current systems that can lead to more immediate improvements. I think it unlikely any of these archives will actually be accessed, but simply building them could lead to great side effects. It's also great marketing, as I now believe that Microsoft/GitHub takes the job of not losing user data extremely seriously, more so than if they had spent an equivalent some of money buying an ad that says "We take not losing data seriously".