Data Hoarder

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We are digital librarians. Among us are represented the various reasons to keep data -- legal requirements, competitive requirements, uncertainty of permanence of cloud services, distaste for transmitting your data externally (e.g. government or corporate espionage), cultural and familial archivists, internet collapse preppers, and people who do it themselves so they're sure it's done right. Everyone has their reasons for curating the data they have decided to keep (either forever or For A Damn Long Time (tm) ). Along the way we have sought out like-minded individuals to exchange strategies, war stories, and cautionary tales of failures.

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Is there such a thing as the opposite of a data hoarder? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by FreneticFrench@alien.top to c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

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I tend to either act as a data hoarder, but most of the time end up being overwhelmed with anxiety about having so much data. Even when I just look at my personal photos, I just feel impeding doom knowing it can only grow and grow, it will never get smaller.

I was wondering if this had a term.

And coming from this question, I am just amazed by this community. What has prompted your interest in data hoarding?

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[–] DocMadCow@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

There sure are and you see it in the video piracy community all the time. You have guys that love giant episodes, and then people download the same episode at the same resolutions that is 1/10 the size! I can't imagine watching a 200 to 300mb episode of a 44 minute show. Personally I would rather watch something on BluRay most of the time over streaming due to the low quality of so many movies on major streaming providers.

[–] nurseynurseygander@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I mean, I have shit eyesight and I grew up with videotape then DVDs. Visually sumptuous things like House of the Dragon, yes, I want that in 1080p, I can appreciate the difference enough for that, but 720p seems perfectly serviceable to me for ordinary things. (I have finally tracked down and replaced my very old 480p shows, though).

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