For millennia, remembering information was costly and time-consuming, and to forget was a natural part of being human. In the digital age, the opposite is true: cheap computer storage, powerful processors, and ubiquitous Internet access have made remembering the norm.
数千年以来，记忆信息一直是件昂贵且费时的事，而遗忘则是人的本性使然。在数码时代，情况则相反：低成本的海量储存、强大的处理器、无所不在的因特网令记忆成为一种常态。