Last week I wrote a piece for Wired about Google’s promise of infinite data storage and how that expectation has turned us into digital hoarders over the past decade.
I am aware that this is an unpopular point of view, but I feel the same way about net neutrality. If we had to ration our consumption as we do with electricity, water etc., we wouldn’t be consuming so much thoughtless streaming video. (We could give our kids a budget) We might all be more considerate in our choices. I am in favor of a data economy the charges for Bytes. And, after all it is also linked to our planets finite resources and capacities in that way.
Yes, I totally agree - the energy/environmental impact is another angle to this argument that I didn't even discuss, but also needs to be considered, especially as our data consumption and storage continue to grow exponentially with no change in sight.
I am aware that this is an unpopular point of view, but I feel the same way about net neutrality. If we had to ration our consumption as we do with electricity, water etc., we wouldn’t be consuming so much thoughtless streaming video. (We could give our kids a budget) We might all be more considerate in our choices. I am in favor of a data economy the charges for Bytes. And, after all it is also linked to our planets finite resources and capacities in that way.
Yes, I totally agree - the energy/environmental impact is another angle to this argument that I didn't even discuss, but also needs to be considered, especially as our data consumption and storage continue to grow exponentially with no change in sight.