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by hellodevnull 4130 days ago
I read an argument that if you know you'll never be able to delete your account and posts, you'll be more careful about what you say. I don't think this is something I'd be considering when writing posts. We change as we get older and recognize that things we may have said in the past were stupid, but now we're stuck with them for life because they're on an interet forum with our name next to them.

This is why I now only post anonymously.

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>> "if you know you'll never be able to delete your account and posts, you'll be more careful about what you say."

Most people probably don't know they can't delete their account until they attempt to delete their account.

The sad truth is, the users who want to act nasty won't care.