storage of information

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA

The main role of DNA molecules is the long-term storage of information

Some random (semi)inebriated thoughts on the flow of information and the futility of continued attempts to profit from it:

• Information subverts control


• Information subverts hierarchy


• There seems to be a relation between the increase in entropy and information - the less able our universe is to to do work, the more we seem to know about it


• We are ourselves products of the free exchange of the information stored in our DNA - limiting this flow of information, for example through in-breeding, has detrimental effects such as a higher frequency of recessive, deleterious traits


• Attempts to stem the flow of information for any reason are probably an anomaly


• This tends to suggest that ultimately all information should be shared, freely


• Secrecy and privacy are an illusion


• Information is not owned, it is only exchanged.


• Gatekeepers of information hold a precarious position - information by it's own nature strives to be shared by all


• secrets are just information that is temporarily shielded from de-centralised systems of information exchange


• Profiting from restricting the flow of information through controlled pipelines is temporary


• Sharing information freely is priceless


• Enabling individuals to exchange information freely should be more valuable than attempting to restrict it's flow to those who pay to access it (such restrictions can only ever be temporary)