We already know that everything that happens on social media and the Internet can leave an indelible mark. Take the case of the politician—or actor—whose inappropriate opinions from years ago, or even compromising photographs, we find. Everything that a person who lives on social media has posted can remain there forever, especially if others take care to keep track of it, or if the media also reports it.
Those of our generation grew up with the legend of Pamela Anderson's pornographic video, whose story has now merited a television series. The actress consented to her boyfriend filming her fornicating on a yacht, but the (private) video was stolen from the home safe by an unpaid carpenter, and when he discovered what was recorded there (the sex life of a television star), he tried to monetize it by selling copies outright. The only way to allow the already pirated tape to be sold throughout California was for Anderson herself to post the video on the internet. In the series, we see how this destroyed her life, her fame, and her chances of becoming a serious actress. Even now, it's not very difficult to find her footage.
It's also a common topic, in another order of things, the story of the repentant porn actress (it seems that men never regret having participated in this activity): the woman who, after having made a more or less successful career in this industry, regrets everything she has filmed, and the moral, emotional, familial and social costs of having to report as 'abusive'). Every year there are one or two repentant women, who now become even more famous for their repentance.
There is a devastating report on Netflix –Hot Girls Wanted– about two very young girls who enter this industry and, in a matter of months, complete the entire cycle of filmed "sex jobs." They are then neglected, in the sense that the industry has hundreds of other candidates doing the same, "fresh meat" who are always willing to try to break into the trade and repeat history. Now there's talk of a Madrid teacher who has also become rich thanks to OnlyFans, the platform that allows users to make money by privately selling their nudity or sexual activity. This woman had previously gone viral thanks to her cycling videos, where many users praised her physique and encouraged her to change "jobs." She did so, to the point of earning more than 80,000 euros a month thanks to domestic pornography. Now she says she's in denial, that she wants to exercise her right to be forgotten digitally, and that she regrets ever having entered this delusional world. The warnings and stories of other women clearly didn't persuade her before she took the plunge. He has every right to change his life and regain control of his image. But he doesn't have the right to forget his name, his story, his ridiculousness, and the lessons—which will be useless—that come from it all.
