{"sf1_id":2172529,"sf2_id":"znJX6VQe","title":"Pieces of the Past Lost to Digital Dust","author":"Apolarbear17","words":206,"posted_at":"2024-08-30T11:36:14.000Z","tags":["Current events","Death","Internet","Memories","Vent Poetry","venting"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/2172529-pieces-of-the-past-lost-to-digital-dust","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/znJX6VQe","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/fa/c5/fac56de1-e9c4-441d-b7e1-98f12d8f2e5e","description":"Wrote this a while back to vent about a noticeable digital trend that I felt was happening a lot at the time and of course still happens. Originally posted this in May 2023.","content":"Pieces of the Past Lost to Digital Dust\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;By: A.X. Bueno\n\n \n\n \n\nPhotos of those now gone\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nVideos from accounts and channels their owners left in the past\n\n \n\nAmong many other things we thought would always last\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nBut a lot has changed including the ways of the world wide web\n\n \n\nSo companies try to make virtual space in the hopes their money won't possibly ebb\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nThey do so and give the reason why as something like security\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nBut that reasoning doesn't hold up and to most it's plain to see\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nWe see the way this is becoming an unfortunate trend\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nOf bringing accounts old and unused for whatever reasons\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nJust taking up space now being brought to an end\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nTaking down the accounts of those lost or who lost passwords to the seasons\n\n \n\nBut those points aren't considered in the face of changing policy\n\n \n\nInstead change is being implemented somewhat quick and hostilely\n\n \n\nWith people scrambling to archive whatever they can\n\n \n\nFrom these old accounts, trying to stay ahead of corporate plans\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nTo prevent a lot of old memories and data potentially being lost\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nThe internet was something believed to be sacred and forever\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nMaking it easy to forget that unfortunately it too has a cost\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;"}