questionable in theory and practice I say.
I agree with you here except for the part about "vastly greater permanence". I do believe one of the main benefits of digital tech is how it facilitates replicating information - not flawless, but almost always flawless.
I think the idea of information being separate from it's media is simply incorrect. It's an illusion helped by the ease and fidelity of copying enabled by digital technology, the growing inexpensiveness of media , and by pop-culture-science writers.
For most cases your probably right here, it boils down to replication and file format conversion. And a conscientious steward.
Digital information is lost every day and of course it's usually human error. But what is more error prone, keeping a can of film from getting too hot for n years or stewarding digital information for n years?
...Mike
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