On the one hand, I like the idea of the internet being organic where things rot and die, truly forgotten.
On the other hand, it's much easier for future historians to look back a hundred years and see the actual content that's posted at any point in time.
In both instances I think we overestimate how important any one piece of content is. If an idea dies when a site goes down, it probably wasn't a very good idea.
So are we talking about accurate attribution of ideas, or the loss of good ideas per se?
On the one hand, I like the idea of the internet being organic where things rot and die, truly forgotten.
On the other hand, it's much easier for future historians to look back a hundred years and see the actual content that's posted at any point in time.
In both instances I think we overestimate how important any one piece of content is. If an idea dies when a site goes down, it probably wasn't a very good idea.
So are we talking about accurate attribution of ideas, or the loss of good ideas per se?