> I don't know if that's true (it probably is), but personally I am glad that almost all of my old Usenet posts have vanished. Same. If I could go back I would

> I don't know if that's true (it probably is), but personally I am glad that almost all of my old Usenet posts have vanished. Same. If I could go back I wouldn't share any details about my life. Best case scenario, nothing happens. But everything can (and will) be used against you by the court of public opinion. The last few years shredded any '90s idealism I had about the internet. > The internet is forever That must be scary for upcoming generations. Now many of our early screw ups and thoughts are recorded in some form or another and there's little way to move on. There's no time/distance element that allows you to grow out of whatever you – or others – uploaded. In the worst cases (revenge porn, false accusations, lolcows) you can't put your old life behind at all.