digital paradoxes

the paradox of the digital age, as it is being termed exposes a number of facts that may have us thinking about what we really do when we sit in front of a computer.

a few things to consider/question are:

• easy to create make millions of files now
• much harder to access them later
• what do we really consider important digital items
  
• only way to keep digital things is to constantly manage them
• is that a valid use of our own time and headspace
• the need to look to history - such as the papryus scrolls (which were hand copied every now and then)
  

references
http://www.manovich.net/TEXT/digital_photo.html
and
http://www.digitalpreservation.gov