Yes, I've been thinking a lot about this as well. I believe people deserve second chances, the opportunity to earn a form of redemption, to let the past stay in the past and be able to move forward. But with how much of our lives are being recorded in one way or another with modern technology, that gets harder and harder to do.
There's a pressure today to be the perfect human being from day 1 that I don't think have existed in the same way ever before throughout history.
Holy crap, yes. I was lucky enough to not have my every move scrutinized and evaluated as I navigated my teenage years. My offspring won't have that benefit.
I sure as fuck made my share of missteps. There needs to be some sort of socially enforced cut off for 'kids being kids', but it starts with everyone not putting everything online.
Not only do people change, but societal expectations and taboos change. Something that is benign and harmless today could be horrible and taboo years from now. What things are you posting today that will get you shunned/criticized for in 50 years? I don't know--do you?
There's a pressure today to be the perfect human being from day 1 that I don't think have existed in the same way ever before throughout history.