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"While companies like Yahoo work to destroy as much human history as possible, Archive Team is the only group actively trying to save it." What kind of article
by evanmoran 13y ago
"While companies like Yahoo work to destroy as much human history as possible, Archive Team is the only group actively trying to save it."
What kind of article is this? It is cool they are trying to save some of our virtual history, but these kind of statements aren't helpful. Clearly Yahoo's main intension isn't destruction.
- lubujackson 13y agoDestruction is exactly what "sunsetting" is all about. Or to be more accurate, its like saying you're going to stop watering your fern. No, you're not destroying the fern you're just... not keeping it alive anymore. The problem with people using online services is that their data is stored there and can't be recovered ever again. You can say the data is pointless crud or everyone should know better, but I don't see how you can argue that the data isn't being lost against some people's wishes.
- lhl 13y agoI agree that Yahoo's intent isn't the destruction of historical data, and that the phrasing is hyperbolic, but the end result is more accurate than not. Internet companies and service providers like Yahoo have collected huge amounts of human communications, intent, and intellectual output ("UGC") that continues to have historical significance even if the commercial interest is no longer there. Maybe these companies don't make any implicit promises for archiving this data, but as a society, we're a lot poorer for its wholesale destruction and we should be thinking a lot more about the social contract/implications...