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can we make CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays and Ultra HD Blu-rays cool again so that pieces of media don't fall into a cultural black hole once streaming services stop carrying them due to tax write-offs or lack of interest. thanks

@hikari optical disks rot so maybe not them

@bob @hikari
Good point
I feel that a Read-only version of SD cards would work perfectly

@AlanyG21 @bob flash memory is probably worse than optical media for long-term storage. decades ago, mask ROMs were a thing, but as it is, Switch carts will probably stop working within our lifetimes

@hikari @AlanyG21 mask rom is still a thing

@bob @hikari @AlanyG21 weren't switch cartridges using it, too?

@bob @hikari @AlanyG21 ah no they're using a type of flash memory it seems

@whitequark @bob @AlanyG21 yeah the thing is that while you can do mask ROM, flash has been cheaper for the last two decades so I don't think many people do. in a few decades, people will notice that 1990's devices still work but 2000's ones don't

@hikari @bob @AlanyG21 personally I'm still unconvinced this will come down to "not flash" vs "flash" as opposed to "flash or not flash" vs "flash that was fucked up"