Should You Worry About Data Rot? - NYTimes.com

Data Rot is a shitty analogy Mr. Pogue but the meat of the article is very informative. Tech changes quickly. I have a stack of floppy’s and Zip Disk that i assume i could read if i went to the trouble of finding a usb ZIP drive but i’m pretty certain it wouldn’t be easy.

In short the best back-up for your digital life is analogue.

paper will forever* be readible by people without any need for additional technology.