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>And a social network doesn’t have to vanish for you to lose access to what’s there. The owner of a piece of content may lock their profile for any number of re
by minikites 6y ago
>And a social network doesn’t have to vanish for you to lose access to what’s there. The owner of a piece of content may lock their profile for any number of reasons and you or your readers won’t be able to see it ever again.
I agree with the overall point of this article and on balance, I think it's a net loss for the web and our shared web culture when content disappears like this. However, I do think there is something to be said for a web that "forgets" my angsty Livejournal posts, my poorly written and frankly obscene fanfiction, and other things of that nature.
- blakesterz 6y agoThat's a good point. I'm so thankful none of this existed when I was young. I can't even imagine how terrible things would've been that would still be attached to my name now.
- SketchySeaBeast 6y ago> However, I do think there is something to be said for a web that "forgets" my angsty Livejournal posts, my poorly written and frankly obscene fanfiction, and other things of that nature. Yup, we can close the accounts, but someone, somewhere, has a copy of my Livejournal Magnum Opus "Why didn't our shared love of Chemical Romance keep us together?" and it keeps me up at night.
- cmrdporcupine 6y agoThere's a few old usenet posts of mine, made when I was a teenager, that I wish would just disappear forever. But that archive I think will live longer than anything else.