Hsu Wen-hsing points out that in the past information was always tied to material objects, and remained in the hands of the few. When the material objects disappeared, so did the information they contained.
許文星指出，以往人類資訊都必須寄存於物質上，只有少數人才能擁有把玩；一旦寄身的物質毀損，資訊也隨之佚失。