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Disappearing content is a blessing, not a curse. Let it all be replaced by new people doing the same things slightly differently, instead of constantly having
by doublement 7y ago
Disappearing content is a blessing, not a curse. Let it all be replaced by new people doing the same things slightly differently, instead of constantly having to confront prior art.
- 9dev 7y agoThis - so, so, much. I don't know where the assumption that everything is worth preserving comes from. To me, this is even part of the beauty of the internet: Things appear, then vanish again.
- JohnFen 7y agoOften, the antique content is irreplaceable. If it disappears, then valuable and important reference material is lost forever. Consider, for example, if you are working with hardware or software created decades ago -- if information about such systems is lost, you're pretty much hosed. As another example, I keep every line of code I write (that wasn't written for an employer) forever. I often pull up code that I've written decades ago to use in new projects. The beauty of the internet is that the old and the new aren't mutually exclusive -- there's plenty of room for it all.