What Goes On Online Stays Online
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Internet might be like that ring on Lord of the Rings (LOTR). I guess it depends. But it's like, some actions online could put a target on your back. What people should do online probably depends mostly on how famous they are. If a person wants to remain as anonymous as possible online, then good luck with that. A person can do what they want. Of course, you're right, be careful what you do online. You can be anonymous and not anonymous at the same time online, of course. Kids should be taught this. Because kids need to understand the risk as they are growing up. Because it can be difficult to remove things off the Internet. What goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas. What is uploaded to the Internet stays on the Internet, generally or potentially. Some people should make videos online. Some people should have a public persona. But of course, it comes with many risks, dangers. It can be a balancing act. Sadly, some people may not know how anonymous or not anonymous they might be already on the world wide web. In some cases, if you don't speak for yourself, on the record, in a video, in an article, online, if you're a public personality, then people will and have been speaking on your behalf, putting words in your mouth, to lie about you, fake news kind of thing, generally speaking. So, some people can't really be totally anonymous if they are already too not anonymous. If you are already too well known, then that can be a liability in some cases. In other words, no going back, perhaps. That's why kids need to know that the Internet is like a public town square. So, what you do online may never ever be Bleach-Bit. It's like a town drunk running naked around at a party. Then, people take photos of it. It's possible that those pictures will never be shredded. The drunk might want to make a video to tell his or her side of the story. Otherwise, people might lie about it and say, "Hey, he raped me" or whatever.