Slack Archaeology: Why Finding Last Month's Discussion Takes Forever
Jari Mattlar•1 week ago•3 min read•
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Important decisions are buried in threads. Key documents lost in DMs. Slack becomes an archaeological dig site.
The search nightmare
"I know we discussed this..." Twenty minutes later, still searching. Slack's search assumes perfect memory of exact keywords.
The context loss problem
Find the message, lose the context. Who decided? Why? What came before and after? The thread is there, understanding isn't.
Knowledge evaporation
Three months later, that critical decision might as well not exist. If you can't find it quickly, it's effectively gone.
Building institutional memory
Tag decisions. Summarize threads. Create knowledge trails. Make past discussions discoverable, not just searchable.
Float AI solves this with natural language search - ask "What did we decide about pricing last month?" and get the answer instantly.