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60. The reason I don't regret mine is that they were all taken--

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Tue Sep 2, 2014, 05:58 PM

Sep 2014

--before the internet was invented. Before DARPAnet even--yes, I'm that old.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 OP

Sing it, sister. PeaceNikki Sep 2014 #1

I wish I had pictures of my younger self kcr Sep 2014 #2

Agreed! Me too. jillan Sep 2014 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author big_dog Sep 2014 #69

Do I even want to know what message deleted said kcr Sep 2014 #74

He's been posting and then deleting creepy shit all day. nt LeftyMom Sep 2014 #100

I remember a few you posted here years ago...very beautiful Demonaut Sep 2014 #3

yeah, i was wondering that. La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #9

Me too. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #4

This^^^^ Veilex Sep 2014 #40

I suspect most people agree with you, although... TreasonousBastard Sep 2014 #5

Actually, I think the OP goes well beyond ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #53

That's great! MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #6

no, that's not exactly understandable La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #7

this ^ PeaceNikki Sep 2014 #11

It's not *right* that unintended audiences can get hold of it MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #15

I'm sure you're saying the same thing about phone numbers, tax documents, emails, DU posts kcr Sep 2014 #42

Absolutely. MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #43

And how does one go about doing all that? kcr Sep 2014 #45

If I badly cared about who read my stuff on DU MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #47

But you do need the internet to do it kcr Sep 2014 #49

Gray. MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #55

I wouldn't argue with any of that kcr Sep 2014 #57

"Then I make decisions based on convenience vs. risk." timdog44 Sep 2014 #121

good point, i hope you don't delete it JI7 Sep 2014 #8

dont want my students to accidentally stumble on this. nt La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #10

So would the guy that I posed nude for before cell phones littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #12

Well said; please don't delete the OP!! yodermon Sep 2014 #13

don't delete! Quayblue Sep 2014 #14

'Never without my permission'. AtheistCrusader Sep 2014 #16

yup. i wonder if these were business plans that were stolen La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #17

I didn't hear anyone say 'it's your fault for shopping at Target' when they lost millions of AtheistCrusader Sep 2014 #30

yup. La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #35

Why delete it? malthaussen Sep 2014 #18

dont want my students to accidentally stumble on this. nt La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #19

I've got one of myself naked and I hesitate to post it but what the heck.. BlueJazz Sep 2014 #20

awww. so adorable. nt La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #22

Perfect response. riqster Sep 2014 #23

My, what big pink ears you had! A HERETIC I AM Sep 2014 #48

I'm guessing the same half-wit who trivializes these types of actions would be pretty pissed LanternWaste Sep 2014 #21

yup. or their business plans. La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #24

+2 nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #103

Right on! Everyone has the right to take naked pictures of themselves... liberalmuse Sep 2014 #25

agreed. La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #27

Please don't delete the OP. It sends a powerful message. riqster Sep 2014 #26

Ditto to the don't delete. SoapBox Sep 2014 #28

Nice post. Wish I had that thought when i was young... Left coast liberal Sep 2014 #29

The only reason I wouldn't take nekkid pics Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #31

yeah, and if i looked like anyone of these actresses i would have 10,000 instead of the 100 or so La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #32

Me neither. I'm very much a Plain Peter myself. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #67

When I was in my early 20s and had a slender, atheletic figure, I posed nude Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2014 #111

Sinner! Iggo Sep 2014 #33

absolutely. proud sinner, in fact! La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #34

I had a lot of chances in youth. And I took 'em! Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #104

Taking them and keeping them on non mobile devices for yourself is fairly safe. FLPanhandle Sep 2014 #36

"why would anyone take naked pics" Veilex Sep 2014 #37

It's really not rocket science, is it? arcane1 Sep 2014 #38

agreed. lack of empathy + envy lead to a lot of shitty behavior. La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #39

I don't have any naked pictures (of me when I was younger) kdmorris Sep 2014 #44

I just don't think it wise to take them with a cell phone/smart phone PatrynXX Sep 2014 #46

I kind of look at it, yeah I have taken pics and sent them to people and I wont be shocked to see dilby Sep 2014 #50

i disagree that when you consent to send to one person, its somehow morally implied that they La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #51

I think it's an ethical thing over criminal if someone was to post pictures I sent them of myself. dilby Sep 2014 #54

There actually are laws now in some places a2liberal Sep 2014 #86

I wish I still had the one of me streaking Spiro Agnew in Houston (when I was a pup) LiberalArkie Sep 2014 #52

i totally agree with you. I have naked pictures of being a younger man samsingh Sep 2014 #56

Now a days you'd be in Gitmo rpannier Sep 2014 #101

You're right. yardwork Sep 2014 #58

I agree, but if yours were leaked bigwillq Sep 2014 #59

LOL. no. not really. La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #61

Ok. Cool. bigwillq Sep 2014 #63

The reason I don't regret mine is that they were all taken-- eridani Sep 2014 #60

Yes, we were really *smart* not to use digital cameras antiquie Sep 2014 #114

It's a valid POV and one I'd share but state of the art when I was a kid Warpy Sep 2014 #62

Old Polaroids can be surprisingly durable... hunter Sep 2014 #125

I have pics of my naked (well, topless) young self cwydro Sep 2014 #64

Well said! Sky Masterson Sep 2014 #65

Good points here. nt AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #66

Why the Polaroid Camera was invented. Quantess Sep 2014 #68

Omg yes. cwydro Sep 2014 #71

So do I. Codeine Sep 2014 #70

K&R ... Nice one! ~nt 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #72

k&r marym625 Sep 2014 #73

THIS>why is it so hard to understand that someone would want to have something, that maybe you don't bettyellen Sep 2014 #75

As long as it isn't something kinky, progressoid Sep 2014 #76

I can appreciate the sentiment but... Jasana Sep 2014 #77

i know about revenge porn but people are not responsible for the moral failings of others. nt La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #78

I dont ask why anyone would take naked pics. Warren DeMontague Sep 2014 #79

Good post. TransitJohn Sep 2014 #80

no its not. no one thinks of the cloud as someone else's computer. i love how you guys La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #81

But it is someone else's computer, by definition. TransitJohn Sep 2014 #82

no, you are placing blame on people for not understanding technology La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #88

Bingo! I am. TransitJohn Sep 2014 #97

The problem with your opinion TJ, is this justiceischeap Sep 2014 #107

If something is marketed as a safe place to deposit items or information kcr Sep 2014 #108

Agreed. Meanwhile I wonder how many people La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #112

It's next to impossible not to entrust personal info to others to function in society now kcr Sep 2014 #113

Do you say this to people who bank online? La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #117

Why would you be concerened Texasgal Sep 2014 #83

LOL and you call yourself a feminist. nt La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #84

You are rude. Texasgal Sep 2014 #85

yes, i am rude but i don't go around shaming women for making different choices with their bodies La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #87

I never shamed anyone. Texasgal Sep 2014 #91

LOL. given how rude and obnoxious you have been to me in the past, i totally take no La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #92

wow... you are not even on my radar Texasgal Sep 2014 #93

no, not confused. happened around the great feminist wars. i also La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #94

I would be more concerned about your students Texasgal Sep 2014 #96

I have some too (just a few), and I'm not ashamed of them at all. polly7 Sep 2014 #89

ha ha!! La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #90

"merely slut-shaming by a different name." Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #95

Completely agree. blackspade Sep 2014 #98

Let's do a trade right here at DU. lovemydog Sep 2014 #99

I guarantee no one wants to see me naked IronLionZion Sep 2014 #102

I don't want to see me naked. Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #105

Good post. And you are right. nt Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #106

I'm glad you did heaven05 Sep 2014 #109

Valid, Lioness. Feral Child Sep 2014 #110

I have a stack of Polaroids.....very glad I have them. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #115

Photos used to be physical objects; they could be kept private then. The folly now is thinking such WinkyDink Sep 2014 #116

So should we give up online banking and shopping too? La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #118

Perhaps so; it's not like those sites are hack-free. In any event, one can be sad, mad, or appalled WinkyDink Sep 2014 #122

its not about being shocked but about calmly accepting that transactions we make in the modern world La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #123

Good point... freebrew Sep 2014 #119

hadn't read this before. Glad I didn't miss it! BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #120

Moral of the story - hifiguy Sep 2014 #124

right until someone breaks into your house and steals your thumb drive. nt La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #126

Several people have mentioned RISK. Beartracks Sep 2014 #127