I remember in the 90's the promise of the Internet was that it would be a resilient repository of all human knowledge and cultural artifacts. I remember people pointing out that the Internet was designed to survive even a nuclear war, so tragedies like the loss of the Library of Alexandria would never happen again.
Instead, we got link rot, abandonware IP, and lots of memes.
Instead, we got link rot, abandonware IP, and lots of memes.