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The other day I realized that my website can only hold ~1 million files. I’ve hit the limit several times, and had to go back and delete old files to free up new space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But came the question to me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do I feel OK with having “only” 1 million files as an upper-limit?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Which made me think more about the philosophical notion of limits vs unlimited. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some thoughts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The upside of limited digital space<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I had a realization a while back:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is it that we have all unanimously decided to “hoard” physical goods is bad and shameful, yet we “hoard” all of our digital files and things, with no feelings of shame?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

My daily practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I treat my “Downloads” folder as my “scratch drive”, which means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the files I have ‘in progress’, I keep in my “Downloads” folder.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the day, I try to clear out this downloads folder. Furthermore, at the end of the day, I try to close all the open tabs in my browser. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, this is what I consider “digital digestion<\/em><\/strong>“. The basic notion is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constipation is bad. We must digest well in order to have maximal strength and health.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

When we hoard too many files, are we digitally constipated<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creative constraints<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I think intuitively, nobody likes the notion of constraints. We all want to be maximally free, and to live ‘unlimited’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We desire unlimited data plans, and some of us even desire unlimited life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But is unlimited better or worse?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The upside of death<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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My thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we lived FOREVER and never died, I don’t think we can truly appreciate the sweet nectar of life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

For example, without cold, we could not appreciate warmth. Without depression, we cannot appreciate joy. Without weakness, we cannot appreciate strength. Without sickness, we cannot appreciate health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is this “dualistic” nature to almost everything in life– akin to the ‘yin and yang<\/a>‘ philosophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n