Echoing a comment I made a while back, there's a difference between transient (a humorous remark amongst friends) and permanent information (a humorous remark p

Echoing a comment I made a while back, there's a difference between transient (a humorous remark amongst friends) and permanent information (a humorous remark printed in a book). Except that the internet has made all transient data permanent (i.e. my jokes from high school are free to see on Twitter), and our social systems simply can't haven't kept up with this change.