I think this is an incredibly frumpy and sad way of viewing childhood, and the mistakes we (are entitled) to make and learn during it. Everyone does stupid stuff when they're kids and lots of people (their friends/family) know about it, and lots of people end up working with childhood friends.
I led a reasonably interesting childhood (including some not-so-misdemeanor crimes) and was around in the "everything you do is documented online" era, and it hasn't impeded me as an "adult".
Something like this seems to invalidate all the experiences we have as children. It reads like someone who just wishes they could act like they never did the same stupid things that everyone else did at 16.
And it shouldn't impede you as an adult. Everyone does stupid stuff as kids and a lot do even more stupid stuff while in college as young adults.
I've never known a job to DQ people because of something they did at a young age that could be considered stupid kid stuff. Even government jobs don't care as long as you're up front about it.
I led a reasonably interesting childhood (including some not-so-misdemeanor crimes) and was around in the "everything you do is documented online" era, and it hasn't impeded me as an "adult".
Something like this seems to invalidate all the experiences we have as children. It reads like someone who just wishes they could act like they never did the same stupid things that everyone else did at 16.