However, I still don't upload pictures I'm not going to be proud of The thing you seem to be missing is that this isn't just your decision, or Facebook's, but

However, I still don't upload pictures I'm not going to be proud of The thing you seem to be missing is that this isn't just your decision, or Facebook's, but rather that of any friends or acquaintances you have who may take a photo of you at any time, under any circumstances, and tag it with your name. It's not hard to imagine circumstances under which this might become a problem for you.