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digital-information-longevity
The chapter explores the contradictory nature of digital data, which is theoretically permanent but practically vulnerable to rapid obsolescence.
1 chapter across 1 book
Clock of the Long Now: Time and Responsibility (1999)Stewart Brand
CHAPTER 14, ENDING THE DIGITAL DARK AGE
Chapter 14 addresses the paradox of digital information's longevity, highlighting the challenges of preserving digital data over time due to technological obsolescence and legacy systems. It references historical examples of timekeeping and mechanical innovation to contextualize the importance of durable knowledge transmission and discusses the vast and growing quantity of information in the digital age.