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If a safe procedure could permanently erase one memory, would you use it?
🗳️ 12 votes so far 🏆 Leading: Yes, for any painful memory — If the technology were safe and reliable, some say they’d erase any memory that causes real pain — heartbreak, embarrassment, grief — the same way you’d remove a splinter. ⚖️ Split decision

Of 12 votes cast so far, Yes, for any painful memory — If the technology were safe and reliable, some say they’d erase any memory that causes real pain — heartbreak, embarrassment, grief — the same way you’d remove a splinter. leads with 42%.

Only for real trauma, not everyday regret — A middle position many land on: reserve memory erasure for genuine trauma like abuse or combat-related PTSD, but leave ordinary regrets and embarrassments intact as part of a normal life. is second on 42%, close enough that a handful of votes could still turn it around.

Votes have come in from 3 countries, most of them from China.

The poll is still live and picked up a vote today.

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📊 poll results
If a safe procedure could permanently erase one memory, would you use it?
42%
Leading answer
Yes, for any painful memory — If the technology were safe and reliable, some say they’d erase any memory that causes real pain — heartbreak, embarrassment, grief — the same way you’d remove a splinter.
12 votes so far
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Anonymous · 15 Aug 2026 voted No — even painful memories shape who I am — Others argue that struggle and hardship are woven into identity and personal growth, and erasing them risks erasing part of yourself along with the pain.
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Yes, for any painful memory — If the technology were safe and reliable, some say they’d erase any memory that causes real pain — heartbreak, embarrassment, grief — the same way you’d remove a splinter.
No — even painful memories shape who I am — Others argue that struggle and hardship are woven into identity and personal growth, and erasing them risks erasing part of yourself along with the pain.
Only for real trauma, not everyday regret — A middle position many land on: reserve memory erasure for genuine trauma like abuse or combat-related PTSD, but leave ordinary regrets and embarrassments intact as part of a normal life.