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Today, Explained

Surviving online cringe

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Daily News, Politics

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The internet is forever. So how do we handle posts from our past selves? This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Sarah Schweppe, engineered by Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. Image credit Hady Mawajdeh.   If you have a question, give us a call on 1-800-618-8545 or send us a note here.  Listen to Explain It to Me ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This is probably my most controversial take,

1:41.2

and I will probably regret posting this online.

1:44.5

I thought I could just post that stuff, get famous, and then, you know, move on.

1:47.8

Nobody ever lets me forget it.

1:49.7

The odds are, you've said something.

1:51.8

You probably don't want to see the light of day.

1:56.4

The internet is this archive of all these different versions of ourselves.

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