I think we should try to make things better for the next generation. That's the goal, build up civilization some. But if you didn't cause destruction or damage, that's not bad.
Archive multiple copies with something that has error-correcting codes. Use btrfs, zfs, par2, rar, raid-5, DVDs etc
They work offline. If you're on Linux you can automate the archiving with https://github.com/Sude-/lgogdownloader
Lord British, you legend! I wish you the best of luck.
Bill Whitehead is a genius.
I would like to see the presidential parden used for him. I think Snowden had honorable intentions but went about releasing the information (to trusted journalists) in the wrong way. I think he should have gone to the OIG, i dont think he did, and after trying that gone to journalists. However, i cant really fault him, its hard to know what to do in the moment. I probably would not have released documents in his place.
Thanks for all the responses.