] You commented one time on how the archival nature of the web
] preserves the things we say and do to a greater extent than
] before. That it's harder to hide or ignore our past. Do you
] think this makes it harder to move on or grow? Our society
] certainly has a fetish about unearthing dirt in peoples pasts.
] And it's often used against them. I feel the combination of
] these two things, combined with the idea/person intermingling,
] inhibit me from wanting to engage in a completely open
] discussion on-line.

This is an awesome post. I'm going to go back and edit this reply with some thoughts about this, but for now, I thought I'd pop it into my MemeStream so that others can take a look...

Identity, privacy, and discourse on the web.