I tend to either act as a data hoarder, but most of the time end up being overwhelmed with anxiety about having so much data. Even when I just look at my personal photos, I just feel impeding doom knowing it can only grow and grow, it will never get smaller.

I was wondering if this had a term.

And coming from this question, I am just amazed by this community. What has prompted your interest in data hoarding?

  • AlpineGuyBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Well my girlfriend not only deletes every email and empties the trash in her mailbox daily, she also throws away every piece of paper she receives. This has often led to problems (e.g. wanted to check and see if email again or needed a receipt to exchange something). However she says that those inconveniences are better than having to store all the stuff.

    My motivation? I guess deep down a fear of loss, buy also just the good feeling of having stuff ready in case I need it one day.

  • SuperElephantXBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Yep, I had a friend that matched exactly as the opposite of a data hoarder.
    I asked him why would he behaves that way, not even saving the photos to hard drives when he switched to new phones. He said he hate his past, and there’s nothing to look behind from present time. He had only few of his sport car’s photos, few of his cat’s photos, not much photos even moments with his girl friend. At the age of mid 20s, he has at most 1GB of his valuable data to keep.

    • cosmin_cBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      He straight up told me that he despised his past

      That is so sad :(

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      I still have all the memories (photos, etc) and when I open them I feel nothing but gratitude because even if they’re not so happy memories I learned a lot from those experiences. We are all out past, not just what we like. “All sunshine makes a desert” say the arabs and they’re definitely not wrong.

      • SuperElephantXBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        You know what? I’ve got these awesome screenshots of some epic online moments with him. We’re talking gameplays, chats, and those hilarious “lol” moments. They’re like treasures to me, so I’m definitely gonna hold onto them and bring them up in conversations every now and then. They make for some great talking points, like a conversation piece of art.

  • DanTheMan827BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    There are people who will format and reinstall their os without copying any data… and they don’t have any backups

    • Tavapris04BEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I sometimes envy them for not caring about data, like how do they even do this

  • 458643BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The end user who frequently asks if their data can please please be retrieved

  • Key_Mammoth7084BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    my friend, there is only one alternative, that is going off grid, pulling the plug of that damn fiber connection

    it’s not a good idea to completely stay offline, but the opposite of a data hoarder is a normal person who is not concerned about data flow, where it comes, goes and the methods of storage. this is extremely unhealthy, and if you’re already experiencing anxiety, it’s the final phase before you suffer a mental break down

    the trick with anxiety is that if your brain gets used to it, it’s always there and you will always suffer from it. psychiatrists are training people the opposite way with antidepressants, they get the brain used to not caring and less anxiety, a bit sedated and relaxed, and the brain goes automatic

  • dwkindigBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I use TailsOS as my daily driver, with persistent storage disabled.

  • blazinfastjohnyBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Normal modern people are the opposite; everything on cloud no data on hand, except maybe photos and videos captured on phones.