This is quite an interesting topic. For me, the thing is, I have no idea what I am going to be up to in the coming decades. What if I want to serve in some loca

This is quite an interesting topic. For me, the thing is, I have no idea what I am going to be up to in the coming decades. What if I want to serve in some local comminity position? Or create my own company? All of the sudden, that hasty from-the-hip comment I posted to a forum years ago might actually matter. I find it quite tiring to stress over my online "brand". Locking down my Facebook profile has helped, I will say. Using my real name on HN, especially as someone recently trying to pivot into web dev, has definitely affected the way I post. I am more considerate, which is good. But I also self censor more. The never-forgetful nature of the web definitely changes things.