In what sense is data hoarding a problem?
I’ve only ever heard the term used in jest, at least partially, and in particular not ever with the same severity that actual hoarding receives.
I’ve only ever heard the term used in jest, at least partially, and in particular not ever with the same severity that actual hoarding receives.
This post seems a bit tongue-in-cheek, but if it's costing the OP more money than they'd like to spend on it, then it is a problem. Or maybe it's not.
I don't think what you were describing is a "problem" at all. And it looks like you don't view at it as a problem, either. Not sure why so many of the replies in this article are trying to interpret your post as some kind of call for help.
I hate the phrase "Data Hoarding" because the word hoarding has negative connotations that don't apply to collecting digital media. When you look at actual hoarders, their homes are disgusting, filled with trash, and not navigable. On the other hand, there are no negative effects of data "hoarding", besides maybe the cost of buying and powering hard drives. Most hobbies have monetary costs and don't carry negative connotations. It's no more of a problem than stamp collecting. We don't call people Stamp Hoarders.
It's one thing to be over budget for it, but the budget just may not be realistic for the project and cost expectations have to be adjusted or the project downscaled. That's not a problem really it's just a normal part of budgeting.
The problem comes in if OP were missing work to work on this thing, or neglecting personal relationships. Or so over budget it was putting them financially in the red, leading to risky loans to pay for or borrowing from friends/family or whatever else.
Problems are things that have real negative externalities, imo.
I've yet to see a pirate who isn't basically a library.
For the record, I don't require libraries to necessarily have to play nice with the Publishing Industrial Complex to be legitimate.
Long live the Signal! May it spread far and wide! Fnord!
You could easily be spending $45 a month just on streaming services.
As far as $45. I spend less than that on streaming services.
- Netflix $7 (T-mobile discount)
- HBO Max - Free - bundled with AT&T fiber
- Amazon Prime Video - I would have Amazon Prime anyway. But let’s attribute $6.00/month to it.
- AppleTV+ - it’s part of a bundle. But let’s attribute $5/month to it.
- Disney/Hulu no ads bundle - $14
- Paramount Plus - $10/month - no ads
Besides, I travel a lot and it’s much more convenient to use streaming (unlimited data) than trying to maintain hardware. My Plex server has been down for a year.
Admittedly- my wife and I do have the AMC Stubs+ movie pass ($50) because we actually enjoy going to the movies as part of date night.
What point are you trying to make?
Is that accurate?
How does the fact that he could be saving money support that?
The hard drives are the main power cost though.
Calculating it again the actual number is a bit lower than that, and it wasn't in US dollars.
Should is a tricky word. What is OPs income? What's the rest of their budget look like. What standards are you applying to their spending habits? What hardships do your models forecast for OP as a result of their hobby?
If you know what OP should do, presumably you have this data and can provide your numbers.