• pulido@lemmings.world
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    54 minutes ago

    I agree. I recommend most people don’t go overboard, but they can still do their part.

    Save the things you like and are relevant to you. Movies, shows, games, music, books, etc. You don’t have to be an archivist. Storing data should be something that reflects you, personally, and it should genuinely be more enjoyable as a result.

    It should feel good to preserve and be responsible for another copy of the information you like.

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    4 hours ago

    Lots of people hoard data. The problem is keeping it in a working state. Think about how many people have old towers or laptops in their garage or basement never to look at those downloads or vacation photos again.

  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
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    6 hours ago

    They don’t have to participate, but it’s a good article to raise awareness for your non tech oriented friends and family.

    This is a massive problem, but at the very least it’s happening in an era of very cheap data storage.