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You appear to be arguing for a solution (active upkeep) which cannot apply to the actual problem in this context (discontinuity of civilization).
by omniglottal 4y ago
You appear to be arguing for a solution (active upkeep) which cannot apply to the actual problem in this context (discontinuity of civilization).
- scubbo 4y agoWe are arguing past each other. I 100% agree that electronic records require active upkeep. I am not arguing, nor have I ever argued, that they can outlast a discontinuity of civilization. If your threat model is addressing that risk, then electronic media is a poor solution. If your threat model instead wants to preserve huge quantity of information in an easily accessible format and you can assume the continued availability of electricity and maintenance, electronic media (with active upkeep) is a better option than durable physical record-keeping. I was (and still am) just pointing out that different "solutions" apply to different problems. There _is no_ single "problem in this context" - I agree that one of the solutions is ill-suited to the problem you're choosing to highlight, while maintaining that it is well-suited to another problem. (Please note that I'm not /u/samatman!)