<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Lost media demonstrates why preservation is part... > Lost media demonstrates why preservation is part of authorship. Download the source, retain metadata, keep independent storage, and design the work so one platform failure cannot erase the only record of a developed idea. **Source:** [[livestreams/Opening Your Genius — Language, Abstraction, and Advanced Manifesting - Workbook|Opening Your Genius — Language, Abstraction, and Advanced Manifesting]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Lost media demonstrates why preservation is part of authorship. Download the source, retain metadata, keep independent storage, and design the work so one platform failure cannot erase the only record of a developed idea.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-lost-media-demonstrates-record-developed-idea ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->