Reflections as the Internet Archive turns 25
How many books have you read that were published in the 1800s?I’m betting close to zero.Unfortunately, most people 200 years from now won’t care about the 70 petabytes the Internet Archive has saved.Don’t misunderstand: I am glad they do this and love their work. I just think we overestimate the long-term value of this info beyond a very small set of future historians or social historians.Most people have their lives to live in this moment, and if they have a chance to look backwards before they were born, it’s not a big piece of their time.