Besides donating money, an example of micro-volunteer work is helping a museum add tag words to the tons ofimages in its database to help them be searchable for future use.
It added that the adoption of internet-connected cameras meant that more footage was being stored off-site for longer periods of time, and that gigapixel camera technology would mean even higher quality images in thefuture.
Kappes and Oettingen argue that when we focus solely on imagining thefutureof our dreams, our minds enjoy and indulge in those images as if they are real.
Saved electricity data may help future generations solve unanticipated problems, just as 1960s satellite images collected before awareness ofthe climate problem assist us today.