I don’t like editing limited to seven days: in the nature of things, nothing is forever: why should be statically eternal a post?
Fortunately, I found that things are changing:
Once the 19.10 release is deployed to production nodes (by the witnesses and RPC node operators), the blockchain will allow changes past the seven-day threshold. After that, it will be up to individual UIs to support unlimited content (or not).
What do you think about? 👍🏼
To be honest I would have preferred the limited editing, as it can hold people accountable for their actions. Say someone says some really horrible things, but has the ability to alter this at any point in time, do you find this to be fair?
We cannot always undue the harm that words can create, why should you be able to go back and change those words far into the future?
Someone made a valid point in a previous contest I held about this very topic. Since posts at the time were limited to editing only to the first week, a lot of people who used racism, hate speech, etc. would be held accountable for it as it was eternal on the blockchain. This allowed any potential future employer or person to be able to possibly find these posts, and see who this person is behind a screen. Giving users like that the ability to alter their words in the future without limitation is basically granting users the right to censor their own selves at any given time.
I understand your point of view and I approve it!
However, life is a flow and I have experienced the truth of impermanence.
I think it is very probable that even the worst of the racists, or those who spur words of hatred or behave badly, will sooner or later evolve for the best: it is in the nature of things.
Or maybe I'm too much optimistic? ;)
A hug with joy from @amico!