[icebraining]

Before, people knew those were fleeting, and so they knew they had to record them if they wished to keep them.

Current platforms give an idea of permanence, so people stopped worrying about preserving what they care about, and when one closes both are lost.

[orev]

If you look at the way most people use social media, they absolutely have no concept that they provide permanence. It’s exactly the opposite.

People saving images solely to Flickr or videos on YouTube is a different usage pattern than the ephemeral likes and comments they make on the social platforms.