I think the problem is its public for way longer than people are used to, its like Snowden said, a permanent record. You could've tweeted something 10 years ag

I think the problem is its public for way longer than people are used to, its like Snowden said, a permanent record. You could've tweeted something 10 years ago with an anonymous account, and called it a day. Yet, after more than a decade it can crash your life because you got caught by stylometry analysis. This certainly applies to HN even more.