The problem is, eventually, the web will go down for everyone. Who knows why.. a war, and big solar flare.. whatever.
Also decentralization and p2p networks are difficult and complicated to operate. Look at diaspora, look at all the file sharing networks that have become centralized torrents.
A simple solution would be smart consumers that sign up for services that allow them to export their data. For YouTube it's difficult because they're a monopoly.. but maybe for a service like GMail and allows you to keep all your mail synced up locally in a plain text readable format.
Also pintrest.. I love using it to catalog my favorite photos, but it kills me thinking that this site might eventually go away and I'm going to lose everything I've built up. Give me an export option!
Also decentralization and p2p networks are difficult and complicated to operate. Look at diaspora, look at all the file sharing networks that have become centralized torrents.
A simple solution would be smart consumers that sign up for services that allow them to export their data. For YouTube it's difficult because they're a monopoly.. but maybe for a service like GMail and allows you to keep all your mail synced up locally in a plain text readable format.
Also pintrest.. I love using it to catalog my favorite photos, but it kills me thinking that this site might eventually go away and I'm going to lose everything I've built up. Give me an export option!