# "As kids, we say stupid things, and because there’s not a record of it, nobody is going to give you a..."

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**Published on:** 2010-03-20
**URL:** https://continuations.com/as-kids%2C-we-say-stupid-things%2C-and-because-theres-not-a-record-of-it%2C-nobody-is-going-to-give-you-a

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“As kids, we say stupid things, and because there’s not a record of it, nobody is going to give you a hard time at 30 years old about something you said or did when you were 8 years old. Online, you have all these social networks that are moving to a state of persistent identity and in turn we’re sacrificing the ability to be youthful. In 10 years, everything you say and do will be visible online and I think it’s really unfortunate.” - Christopher Poole in NYT interview with Nick Bilton. This is one of the most thought provoking quotes on online identity / privacy I have come across in a while.

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