How many times have you clicked a link and found the page 404 or redirect you somewhere else? That is the real value of the web archive to me. Wikipedia uses it

How many times have you clicked a link and found the page 404 or redirect you somewhere else? That is the real value of the web archive to me. Wikipedia uses it a lot as well, they automatically snapshot any link used as a reference and if the page goes away they automatically swap the link for a web archive version. Reading a reference 50 or even 200 years old is not absurd. A post detailing some research findings which is referenced in wikipedia is still greatly valuable. Youtube historians often reference ancient patents to uncover the history of old items.