Re:47% of all internet traffic came from bots in 2022
by patrick451 on Monday May 15, 2023 @11:32PM
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> Because otherwise their work was wasted.
This argument really makes no sense. If I tell Bob how to fix his transmission down at the local diner, but nobody records the conversion, that wasn't wasted work. But fixed his transmission: mission accomplished.
Because otherwise their work was wasted.
> Do you maintain a freely-available repository of all of your knowledge and experience, in case someone else wants to consult it one day?
I would if I could, I’ve already contributed what knowledge, bandwidth, and money I can to the Internet Archive. What about you?
> While the openness of the (now-ending) early days of the internet was liberating and allowed knowledge sharing on an unprecedented scale, the downside is the huge devaluing of that knowledge and skills.
I cannot even process how wrong this is. Objectively the preservation of knowledge and skills is a good thing, and you cannot devalue knowledge, which is itself priceless.