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by davbryn1 1565 days ago
"Prioritising the longevity of data can sacrifice the authenticity of what it tries to capture and preserve. When I say authenticity, I refer to how accurate and detailed the data in question preserves a particular state. An original raw image, for example, will capture a landscape much more authentically than written text would. Written text will inevitably comprise of ambiguity and even bias, if not distortion."

Or, you need to become a better writer.

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There's a reason why it's said that a picture is worth a thousand words. There are trade-offs, and at the end of the day some things are more efficiently described in text, and some visually.