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73386f2d | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @2988a057 
And our reliance on digital records makes so much of current history 100% transient--even pulp paper can last a hundred years, while digital media from 25 years ago are completely lost (between natural degradation and upgrades to newer/"better" formats)

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Abandoned America | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @4b13d910 @2988a057 absolutely. My prediction is that if humankind survives a few more centuries this may be considered a Dark Age, where records are just completely gone because of our reliance on tech which is so very unstable
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9873af25 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @4b13d910 @25b5e014 Truth. It's funny. I decided to keep a paper diary in 2020, in pencil, because I read somewhere that even if it gets wet, pencil is still legible a hundred years later. It was a very interesting tactile experience.
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Abandoned America | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @2988a057 @4b13d910 I still have my old journals, but a lot of my old writing is gone forever