ProverbPerseverance
English origin
English originThe Internet never forgets
Meaning: Digital actions persist permanently; careless words or images posted online create lasting consequences beyond your control or deletion.
Origin: A saying of the internet age, current since the spread of the web in the 1990s and 2000s: whatever is posted online can resurface forever. No first use has been traced.
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