"We store all resources -movies, music, literature, and our own precious creations - in a metaphorical cloud that holds binary 0/1s. But the binary is a misconception, and there is no cloud. Take a deep breath: Inhale: In an earlier time, transmission towers and antennas brought news, sitcoms, and (second-run) movies into our homes, for free. Exhale now: Entertainment streaming services carry ever-increasing subscription costs."
"The reality is: our data is a series of "zeros and ones," which are actually blips and bleeps; those blips and bleeps are electricity, and that electricity is not in a billowing cloud. Rather, our information is stored in far-away servers that receive electrical impulses - your data! We are then made to bow down to the mighty tech lords who demand more and more tithe for downloading the electrical charges waiting to be summoned back to your device."
Cloud is a metaphor for remote storage; data are not amorphous but electrical states recorded in physical hardware. Historical broadcasting used transmission towers and antennas to deliver free content; modern streaming shifts cost to subscription models. Digital information is sequences of zeros and ones that correspond to electrical blips and bleeps; those electrical signals are stored and re-sent by far-away servers as electrical impulses. Tech companies operate and maintain the metal boxes that hold data and charge users recurring fees to retrieve that electricity-driven information. Users therefore pay for the energy, infrastructure, and control that make remote access possible.
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