Depends on how you think of "forever". If you post an embarrassing video and someone saves and reposts it with your name attached, odds are that video isn't goi

Depends on how you think of "forever". If you post an embarrassing video and someone saves and reposts it with your name attached, odds are that video isn't going to be around in 200 years. But what about the next 10, 20 or 40 years? In the context of your overall professional adult life, that's a long time. "The Internet is forever" isn't some natural law by which all content abides as though it can never disappear. It's a warning that you don't control the content once it's accessible on the Internet.