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HelloUsernameyesterday at 11:23 AM2 repliesview on HN

> it’s easy to lose all of them in a fire or flood

Wouldn't a fire or flood affect everything? Both data stored on paper and hard disks?


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jagged-chiselyesterday at 11:26 AM

The good news is you can keep offline, offsite digital copies, which is much more convenient than offsite paper copies.

Gabrys1yesterday at 11:28 AM

I think what the comment meant was that it's harder for an individual to lose their paper documents compared to losing the electronic ones. It just shifts who's responsible for keeping them safe