Computer Files Are Going Extinct.

I miss files. I still create many of my own, but increasingly, that seems an anachronism, like using a quill rather than a pen. I miss the universality of files. The fact they can work anywhere, be moved around easily.

I agree with this and hate it. It’s the droolers fully gaining control. Once you lose files, that means that your data can (and absolutely will) be taken from you at any time.

I will never, ever, use Google Photos, AirDrop, etc., because it does change your files. It reduces their quality and probably sends them to China, too. Anything that changes my file without my permission is a big hell to the fuck no.

The droolers have won an indisputable victory, I am forced to admit. But I will have the last laugh when they inevitably lose all their data and I have mine still. I will never use any cloud service because that means when they decide to delete your data, it’s just gone.