A computer is a networked filing system. Mine has a lot of photos, videos, various programs I've written or downloaded, all splayed across a file system. Inste

A computer is a networked filing system. Mine has a lot of photos, videos, various programs I've written or downloaded, all splayed across a file system. Instead of having a suitcase full of photos, or boxes of slides like my parents, I have a folder D:\source with all of my photos/videos.... 700 Gigabytes worth, taken starting in 1997 to present. As for how to live with them. My main takeaway is that we should OWN our computers, and everything in them. They are our tools, not something rented from Microsoft, Apple, etc. The same is true of our phones, tablets, etc. Everything we read, listen to, watch, etc. should be stored somewhere for a while, locally, so if we want to share it, we can do so, without having to get permission, or trust the source to be there again at some later date. Our computer should be safe... we should be able to run anything, without fear of losing it all... in a manner much like plugging in a new appliance to an outlet. The modern situation where doing so is effectively a game of Russian Roulette is completely unacceptable. Over time, I think there will be secure systems built, as we collectively realize the folly of using the Unix security model in a world of Ghz processors, persistent internet, and nation states with a grudge.