I think about this all the time. And also with the loss of live TV being the norm, people aren’t being randomly exposed to older cultural touchstones unless they specifically seek it out, which makes the current culture feel more isolated.
I’m channeling this need to preserve into data hoarding now. I created a personal media server recently and have been filling it with everything I can find. Today, I found 14 old scifi/monster movies from the 50s/60s on old scratched DVDs to add, which was exciting.
Yep I grew up on amazing reruns of tv from wayyyyy before my time. It’s hard for me to find it to watch today. And surely my kids will not even have the opportunity. The thought kills me.
I think the BBC or CBC archives are interesting. It’s also interesting to hear about what they lost due to lack of preservation from previous times.
I think about this all the time. And also with the loss of live TV being the norm, people aren’t being randomly exposed to older cultural touchstones unless they specifically seek it out, which makes the current culture feel more isolated.
I’m channeling this need to preserve into data hoarding now. I created a personal media server recently and have been filling it with everything I can find. Today, I found 14 old scifi/monster movies from the 50s/60s on old scratched DVDs to add, which was exciting.
Yep I grew up on amazing reruns of tv from wayyyyy before my time. It’s hard for me to find it to watch today. And surely my kids will not even have the opportunity. The thought kills me.
I think the BBC or CBC archives are interesting. It’s also interesting to hear about what they lost due to lack of preservation from previous times.