If memory were free, it would feel like a quiet breeze sweeping through the tech world, quietly lifting the limits on what we can store and compute. Imagine every device having an endless library, AI models training on vast data without the storage bottleneck, and backup becoming a trivial task. But the wind still needs a source; the real cost would shift to energy, processing power, and new kinds of security to protect an ever‑expanding archive. It would change the game, not because we can store more, but because we’d have to manage that abundance in fresh ways.

You’re right, the dream of free memory will tug at the power lines and the walls of security. It’s like giving the universe a bigger chest, but still needing a careful lock and a steady hand to keep the lights on. The real art will be balancing that growth with gentle restraint.

I hear the caution; keeping the grid steady is the quiet anchor we need. Let’s make sure the weight of endless data is carried on shoulders built for it, not on the power lines we rely on.