the facts change

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A truism often used at Boys Club HQ is, “When the facts change, I change my mind.” A few things on the timeline this week spoke to this idea and to the difficulty of living it out in the face of one's permanent digital footprint.

A meme format “you met me at a very xyz time in my life” cluttered my feed with personal truths that highlight a very distinct moment in one’s life.

At the same time, the appointment of a new Pope, who is (1) from the USA and (2) has a digital footprint, revived a tradition even older than choosing a new head of the Catholic Church: crawling through a newly famous person's old tweets.

Now, the good news is that the Modelo-drinking, deep-dish-pizza-loving, White Sox fan of a Pope has very little to be embarrassed about online. He's mostly an understated king.

The bad news is that this reminder has given me an opportunity to revisit some of my personal favorite digital footprints.

1) Hailey Baldwin Bieber

I love this woman, but the digital evidence stacked against her manifesting a marriage to Justin Bieber dates back to 2009, with a video of the two teens being introduced by her dad that gives me secondhand embarrassment every time I watch it. Overall, mad respect.

2) Timothée Chalamet

There’s nothing like attending an esteemed art school in New York City as a theater kid to leave behind a trail of regrettable performances captured on tape. And good old Timo has some incredible stuff in the archives that will make your skin crawl.

But honestly, who’s laughing now.

3) Sam Altman

Many of you will know that before Sam Altman became our AI overlord, he ran the esteemed Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator, where he made some fashion decisions that will haunt me him until the day he dies.

Anyway, let this serve as a PSA that no take is ever safe at any point in your life if you exist on the internet.