alt Hacker NewsI don't think so. Most of my original creations were before the archiving started, and those things are lost. But they weren't the kind of history you learn and benefit from--nor is most of the internet.
The truly important stuff exists in many forms, not just online/digital. Or will be archived with increased effort, because it's worth it.
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nine_k • yesterday at 7:23 PM
Think about the stuff archeologists get to work with.
Like it or not, the Internet is today’s store of record for a significant proportion—if not the majority—of the world’s activities.
If you don’t want your bad behavior preserved for the historical record, perhaps a better answer is to not engage in bad behavior instead of relying on some sort of historical eraser.