I don't know about MicroSD longevity, but I've heard BluRay and in particular M-Disc can last 100-1000 years of something crazy. So for archive, it might still be a good option.
I really hope streaming doesn't become the only option, because even with >1Gbps internet, streaming services generally do not deliver as good of quality as I can get from something like a bluray. Even HBO and Netflix have very noticeable lossy compression.
I find it funny that this article links to the ziglang.org blog post with a ?utm_source=chatgpt.com query, indicating that the author copy-pasted the link from ChatGPT.
Yes, and I appreciate that you pressed the issue because I never heard what ultimately transpired, since I never really cared for the channel before that. But I see they hired a 3rd party to investigate and the conclusion was that none of the allegations were substantiated. Though I haven't found any mention of a further response from the employee that made the allegations.
I don't know about MicroSD longevity, but I've heard BluRay and in particular M-Disc can last 100-1000 years of something crazy. So for archive, it might still be a good option.