[doubloon]

Imagine if there was 'old growth internet' and the federal government forced big tech companies to preserve big chunks of it.

[ohmyiv]

I don't understand your point. Internet and forests are different systems. They both have different uses and different types of management. It doesn't make sense to me to compare. Could you expand more?

[soultrees]

I think the OP is making a point that we should resources as The Internet Archive as services that are in the best interest of the public.

[ohmyiv]

Ah, okay, that makes more sense. Yeah, theyre right about that. Thanks!

[paulmd]

I mean we do have “old growth standards” that are legally mandated in the tech industry… EU mandates for USB micro-B and usb-C are an example, as are PCI standards and similar security standards around banking endpoint security etc.