Digital photos = lost images ...

I was sent a digital photograph recently of my MIL (who is lost to us through Alzmeimers although still alive) that a relative found on an old PC and it got me thinking about how transient digital photos are compared to the delights of going through old albums or even a box of family photos. I'm sure I read somewhere that digital photos are only looked at once or twice over time or much fewer times as compared to print photos. I know that I have looked at digital photos of our holidays over the last ten years very few times. And what about all the many places on the web where our photos are stored depending on the latest fad or pre social media. I'm sure many of mine are now 'lost' as I can't remember where they are ...not to mention the passwords for accessing them!