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Re:TweetDelete – Automatically delete your posts that are ol... by kosei on Sunday April 01, 2018 @04:39PM (#16730318)
That’s like making the argument for abstinence vs. birth control. Yes, the only 100% solution is not to ever post anything publicly. But there is still value in making things more private/less permanently persistent for the people who still choose to post.
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Re:TweetDelete – Automatically delete your posts that are ol... by reificator on Sunday April 01, 2018 @05:57PM (#16730714)
Since you can delete posts through most services, even not posting anything isn't 100%.

For instance: I notice that you deleted this tweet. Interesting choice of avatar by the way.

https://i.imgur.com/0R4Xn6O.png

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Re:TweetDelete – Automatically delete your posts that are ol... by ribosometronome on Monday April 02, 2018 @12:09AM (#16732256)
>That’s like making the argument for abstinence vs. birth control.

This isn't birth control. This is going, "What? There's no way this could be my kid!" on Maury.

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Re:TweetDelete – Automatically delete your posts that are ol... by cctt23 on Sunday April 01, 2018 @07:51PM (#16731243)
It’s probably unfair to compare one of many means of communication online with a singular activity burned into the fabric of our genetic ancestry for hundreds of millions of years. Or: it’s like saying you shouldn’t eat bacon, not that you shouldn’t eat at all.
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