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Is stuff online worth saving?

I’ll admit, the question took me back a bit. But I’d say yes, it is.

It lead me to have a conversation with a colleague, who laughed and said “well, is it really worth saving in the first place?” in response. The Web is an ephemeral place, and we’re learned recently even the Internet Archive is not immune from overzealous lawyers and bad-faith actors. I have backup copies of entire blogs, podcasts, YouTube channels, and books that no longer exist anywhere else, and where copyright would preclude me from resurfacing any of it.

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