File over app
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If you want to create digital artifacts that last, they must be files you can control, in formats that are easy to retrieve and read. Use tools that give you...

I personally wouldn’t recommend obsidian (mentioned at the end of the article), but still, I think the article is worth reading.

  • @conciselyverboseEnglish
    1•4 months ago

    The philosophy of “you need to own your files” is great.

    The extension to “you should be able to open it with a computer from the 60s” is insane. You don’t need to give up efficiency and make everything plaintext. Just document shit.