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Whether or not every tweet in existence should be archived is irrelevant. The fact is they can be, so they should be treated as though they will be.

Saying "no please don't" will never stop something that is technologically possible from happening. Murphy's law applies here and everywhere in tech (and frankly, in most areas of life).

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Thank you for articulating this. I was trying to, and failing miserably.

Even if obtaining old tweets was theoretically always possible, actually facilitating this seems like a combination of poor judgment and obsessive hoarding.

If the "smattering of tweets" means everyone's tweets will be publicly available in perpetuity, then this is a downright inhumane policy, and should not be pursued by any organization worthy of respect.

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