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But Twitter isn't a shop. If in 10 years Amazon goes bankrupt (or any other big shop) and it won't get archived, I don't really care. But Twitter has a lot of d
by WildGreenLeave 7y ago
But Twitter isn't a shop. If in 10 years Amazon goes bankrupt (or any other big shop) and it won't get archived, I don't really care. But Twitter has a lot of discussions or other information that may still be important. I think Twitter is more of a library than a shop and you wouldn't throw away books from a library either.
- WA 7y agoI think there are several perspectives on this: - For some, Twitter is a chat and chats usually are meant to be short-term with an expiration date. - Twitter is a store front, because it is used to promote services or products and only the stuff that got posted recently is relevant. Furthermore, some people auto-delete their older Tweets with tools for various reasons. I think it makes sense to archive Tweets of public figures, especially politicans to hold them accountable in a way or just for historic purposes. This can, should and is done by third party services. But this isn't the only way to see it.
- y4mi 7y ago> you wouldn't throw away books from a library either. While i wouldn't, the libraries do throw books away which aren't being borrowed.