I used to wonder how bad it could be if we just let anybody publish their ideas. Now I know. I like computers. I am awed by them. I am delighted by what they can do.
Electronic storage is ephemeral and fragile.
Not all of that is bad. The useful half-life of most information is a few years. But I do not assume I will always have a Web to access or even floppy disks to read. If I find some useful information, I download it. If it's really important, I may even make a hard copy.