When I was a kid, people who hoped one day to be in politics were careful never to smoke pot. The current generation of kids will be careful never to leave any lasting record of any of their opinions.
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The more naive kids may think it's safe to express opinions so long as they're energetically orthodox. But those with any sense of history know that many things that are safe to say today won't be safe to have said 20 years from now.
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Replying to @paulg
I hope there's a counter establishment to this -- that you have to have shown that you *had* opinions way back when, and that when presented with evidence your mind can change. A girl can dream...
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Replying to @jason_pontin @paulg
heh. happy to remain all of the above

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context collapse is a good way to frame what has happened to discourse
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