Do I really want the net to forget my teenage self?

Forgetting is a feature, not a bug. It makes us feel like we’re moving forward through time, rather than standing still or running in circles. My grandmother and her ancestors knew this all too well. Artful forgetting, editing, and curation allowed them to craft narratives that helped their children understand the past and orient towards the future... See more

Do I really want the net to forget my teenage self? | Aeon Essays

What happens when the internet disappears?

Aaron Z. Lewis • The garden of forking memes: how digital media distorts our sense of time