Youngster. Bet you’ve never even seen an 8" floppy IRL. And don’t get me started on tape or punch cards…

With all the data retention and logging requirements being imposed by various governments, your “joke” might not be so far off.

They’re needed just to hold the massive encryption key, I’m assuming.

At the current rate of development, every city will have its own space heater data center, so with all that computational power available to just any maligned local city government dignitary, you’re right to be concerned.

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FTFY.

Seriously? Have you never run into a right-winger?

Especially those of us who prefer to read over watching videos.

What happens when it’s no longer profitable enough to make manufacturing film worthwhile? In recent years LOTS of companies have been moving towards focusing strictly on their most profitable items only - dropping things that were still profitable, but not enough to please their major shareholders who only care about profits being as high as they possibly can be.

At this point, it feels like there’s very little left that isn’t malicious.