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Shouldn't my descendants be able to easily browse and use them? I'm not so sure... there's a lot of things I've written that, looking back a year or two later,

by corin_ 15y ago

Shouldn't my descendants be able to easily browse and use them? I'm not so sure... there's a lot of things I've written that, looking back a year or two later, I wish I hadn't, yet alone other people reading them too. And I'm not talking about the generic big examples that people talk about like "that picture of you on facebook throwing up" or anything, just small things, whether it's an MSN conversation where I over-reacted and acted like a complete dick, flirting with someone on MSN in what is later obviously a really embarassing way, or that time I told my friend that my mum/child/brother was boring/annoying/whatever me. And of course secrets, whether they're ones I want to keep from certain people, or something private that I don't want anyone knowing, but for some reason wrote about in a not-for-public-eyes personal diary sort of way. I don't know how much there is that I don't want other people seeing, but I know I've seen old stuff I've written/said/done/made that I cringe at now, and I'm sure there's plenty more that I just haven't noticed.

danso 15y ago
I've thought that. But when I look at those things 5 years later, I realize that it all wasn't such a big deal, and I kind of cherish the ability to see how I thought back then (sometimes I'm more ashamed at how little has changed in 5 years as far as my thought-process and writing style goes).
Qz 15y ago
I'm not so sure... there's a lot of things I've written that, looking back a year or two later, I wish I hadn't, yet alone other people reading them too. And yet there's also value in seeing the change in someone's thoughts over time. We're not born perfect, but we can try to get better.
tdfx 15y ago
I've often done similar cleaning of chat logs and emails from times when I thought I had acted stupidly or naively. But that's just us trying to live up to the idealistic visions that we have of ourselves. Having a record of who you actually were, not who you wished you were, could be refreshing.

by corin_ 15y ago

danso 15y ago

I've thought that. But when I look at those things 5 years later, I realize that it all wasn't such a big deal, and I kind of cherish the ability to see how I thought back then (sometimes I'm more ashamed at how little has changed in 5 years as far as my thought-process and writing style goes).

Qz 15y ago

I'm not so sure... there's a lot of things I've written that, looking back a year or two later, I wish I hadn't, yet alone other people reading them too. And yet there's also value in seeing the change in someone's thoughts over time. We're not born perfect, but we can try to get better.

tdfx 15y ago

I've often done similar cleaning of chat logs and emails from times when I thought I had acted stupidly or naively. But that's just us trying to live up to the idealistic visions that we have of ourselves. Having a record of who you actually were, not who you wished you were, could be refreshing.