On Editing Old Blog Posts

Girl on the Net recently asked a fascinating question — should you edit old blog posts to “fix” or (more nefariously) “hide” opinions you no longer hold? She makes a good case for why you shouldn’t and also why you might be tempted. Anxiety is a bitch, y’all. But her post (and the Twitter convo we had about it later) brought to mind the idea that there is a case to be made for editing old blog posts, in general. Not to make your opinions more palatable to future readers, but as a way to get more use from your...