I had mine hidden because you say one controversialthing in the wrong community and they’re digging for dirt in comments from years ago.

I don’t understand how that’s supposed to work, you’d have to have posted some bad takes, and even if you did, “hey I made the wrong call based off what I believed at the time, I now understand where I was misled” isn’t going to turn anyone against you.

It really only affects people who don’t stand behind their words.

Some of it too is differing audiences/communities. You might tell a joke in front of your poker bros that you wouldn’t tell in front of your kids … and there’s nothing wrong with that.
and for some folks the fact you pay poker or have kids make you irredeemably horrible person.