When I think about this it makes me think about Pompeii. The sheer delight we have at discovering the preserved minutia of everyday life -- but 1000 years old. Of course, if you asked those people what they’d rather have, I bet they would have taken being forgotten.
For most, embarrassing Facebook posts are not life and death or even career ending. But I’ve got to think that most of us want better control over our legacy, even if that’s an unrealistic aim. I’m not saying that archiving it is a bad thing, I’m just wondering what level of control we’re allowed over what the future thinks of us.
For most, embarrassing Facebook posts are not life and death or even career ending. But I’ve got to think that most of us want better control over our legacy, even if that’s an unrealistic aim. I’m not saying that archiving it is a bad thing, I’m just wondering what level of control we’re allowed over what the future thinks of us.